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Russian troops halt convoy of buses traveling to evacuate residents of Mariupol.

kyivindependent.com - 01:23 Mar 20, 2022

According to the Berdyansk city council, the convoy was heading to Berdyansk from Zaporizhzhia to pick up fleeing Mariupol residents and was stopped by Russian occupying forces near the village of Azovske, three kilometers from Berdyansk. The convoy was not allowed to enter the city limits and the drivers were […]

Tags: Russian Mariupol
71 infants evacuated abroad from orphanage in Sumy.

kyivindependent.com - 01:09 Mar 20, 2022

Sumy Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi wrote on Facebook on March 19 that the infants had been sheltering in basements for two weeks before they were able to be evacuated abroad to a safe location. Many of the infants have health problems.
AP: Mariupol police officer pleads for help from Biden, Macron in video post.

kyivindependent.com - 00:59 Mar 20, 2022

Officer Michail Vershnin, addressed U.S. President Biden and French President Macron directly, asking the two countries to provide Ukraine with modern air defense systems. In the video post, Vershnin says that Mariupol “has been wiped off the face of the earth.”

Tags: Mariupol
US Defense Secretary: No signs of Russian assault on Odesa or other coastal cities in the “near term.”

kyivindependent.com - 23:49 Mar 19, 2022

At a news conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on March 19, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also said that the U.S. has not seen evidence of large numbers of foreign fighters joining Russian ranks.

Tags: Russian
UN: At least 847 civilians, including 64 children, killed in Ukraine since Russia’s all-out invasion began on Feb. 24.

kyivindependent.com - 23:15 Mar 19, 2022

According to the United Nations office on human rights, there have been 2,246 civilian casualties, 847 killed and 1,399 injured, since Feb. 24. The UN agency believes that the actual figures are considerably higher since officials have not been able to verify information where intense hostilities have been ongoing.
Kyrylenko: Residents fleeing Mariupol are dying of hunger.

kyivindependent.com - 23:03 Mar 19, 2022

Head of Donetsk Military-Civil Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said thousands of Mariupol residents who managed to escape from Russian bombs are starving to death in the occupied Manhushi and Melekin, as Russian occupying forces refuse to provide food and water and to allow safe passage.

Tags: Mariupol
Russian diplomat: “We have plans against NATO.”

kyivindependent.com - 22:42 Mar 19, 2022

In a recent interview Igor Kalabukhov, Russian ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that Moscow is “assessing the geo-strategic situation” and will respond to threats, including the possible membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the alliance.

Tags: Russian
Danilov: Ukraine to receive new batch of weapons from US in coming days.

kyivindependent.com - 21:58 Mar 19, 2022

The military expects to receive Stinger air-defense systems, Javelin anti-tank missile systems, and other weapons, according to Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency creates database of potential collaborators.

kyivindependent.com - 21:42 Mar 19, 2022

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention created a list of 245 people who might be helping Russia in its war in Ukraine for the State Security Service. Among them are officials of all levels, those who spread Russian propaganda and undermine Ukraine’s defense capabilities and state sovereignty.

Tags: Ukraine
Over 6,600 people evacuated from hot spots on March 19.

kyivindependent.com - 21:08 Mar 19, 2022

Some 4,128 people, including more than 1,100 children, were evacuated from Mariupol to Zaporizhia. Nearly 1,820 people were evacuated from Kyiv Oblast. In total, eight of the planned 10 humanitarian corridors worked out.
Sumy receives first UN aid convoy.

kyivindependent.com - 00:17 Mar 19, 2022

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement on March 18 that it “hopes this is the first of many shipments.” The aid convoy includes 130 metric tonnes of essential aid for around 35,000 people and supplies to repair water systems to help an estimated 50,000 […]
Associated Press: It may take years to defuse Russian mines after invasion.

kyivindependent.com - 23:58 Mar 18, 2022

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said on March 18 that Ukraine will require Western assistance in dealing with the threat posed by unexploded shells and mines that remain embedded in critical infrastructure and among the rubble.
General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces: Russia has conducted 14 missile strikes and 40 air raids in Ukraine over the past 24 hours.

kyivindependent.com - 23:52 Mar 18, 2022

Russia has failed to achieve strategic goals with conventional forces and has switched to indiscriminate bombing and high-precision strikes.

Tags: Russia
Petting zoo near Kyiv requests humanitarian corridor to rescue animals.

kyivindependent.com - 23:27 Mar 18, 2022

The zoo, “Park XII Months”, located 25 km north from Kyiv, asked for assistance to evacuate animals or bring food for those that are difficult to transport, as some have begun to die.

Tags: Kyiv
Dozens of victims reported in Mykolaiv as air raid sirens fail.

kyivindependent.com - 22:38 Mar 18, 2022

Oleksandr Senkevich, mayor of Mykolaiv, said the city was fired at from close range on March 18, so the city did not have time to sound air raid sirens.

Tags: Mykolaiv
BBC: Russia fires 1,080 missiles at Ukraine since start of invasion.

kyivindependent.com - 21:36 Mar 18, 2022

According to a senior U.S. defense official, Russian troops have not made “significant advances,” with most forces stalled.
DW: EU considers providing Ukraine with €500 million military aid package.

kyivindependent.com - 20:42 Mar 18, 2022

The EU will discuss the aid on March 21, according to two high-ranking EU officials who spoke to Deutsche Welle.
Defenders of Mariupol refuse Russia’s proposal to surrender.

kyivindependent.com - 20:04 Mar 18, 2022

The Russian Defense Ministry said the Russian military will spare all Ukrainian soldiers that lay down their arms. Azov Battalion Captain Svyatoslav Palamar refused, responding, “Mariupol will remain a Ukrainian city.”

Tags: Mariupol
Macron calls on Putin to end Mariupol blockade.

kyivindependent.com - 19:29 Mar 18, 2022

In a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “grave concern” over the situation in Mariupol, where over 300,000 people are cut off from the world, and called for a lifting of Russia’s blockade, according to French president’s office.

Tags: Mariupol
Russian invaders kidnap, torture secretary of Nova Kakhovka City Council, his wife says.

kyivindependent.com - 19:25 Mar 18, 2022

Russian forces have kidnapped and tortured local official Dmytro Vasiliev in the city of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson Oblast to make him publicly welcome the Russian occupation, according to his wife.

Tags: Russian

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