The Council of EU decided to impose restrictive measures on additional 160 Russians, including oligarchs, businesspeople, and members of the Russian Federation Council.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed increasing sanctions pressure on Russia and further support for Ukraine with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
On March 9, the IMF Executive Board greenlighted $1.4 billion in additional financing for Ukraine under an emergency support program known as the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI).
Today is the day that defines everything. Defines who is on whose side. Russian bombs fell on a hospital and maternity hospital in Mariupol. Children's hospital. Maternity hospital that is functioning! Buildings are destroyed. As of now, there are 17 wounded. Disassembly of the debris is still ongoing. People began to hide from the air threat in time.
The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed at least eight air targets within the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area over the past two days.
The leader of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, David Arakhamia, said that more than 40,000 women and children from all over Ukraine had been evacuated in one day.