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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the war Ukraine, I am Samantha Locke. Here’s a rundown of the latest developments:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a tough speech Sunday night for my country, Warning Russian soldiers that he would punish the tyrants In Ukraine Saying that “the only quiet place” that awaits them is the grave. “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will punish all those who persecuted in this war on our land.”
- Zelensky spoke of the death of a family that was An attempt to escape from the Ukrainian city of Irpin, near Kyiv in the north UkraineIn an emotional plea to respect humanitarian corridors, which has been ignored by the Russian military. eight civilians killed According to Mayor Oleksandr Markushin, evacuation work was underway in the city.
- President of Ukraine criticized western leaders For failing to respond to the Russian Defense Ministry’s announcement that it would attack Ukraine’s military-industrial complex. “I haven’t heard a single world leader react to this,” he said. “The audacity of the offensive is a clear signal to the West that sanctions have been imposed” Russia are not enough.”
- a The plane carrying Russian diplomats expelled by the United States took off from New YorkAccording to Flight Radar24, John F. Kennedy International Airport is on the way to Moscow at 7.30 p.m. EST statistics,
- Doesn’t believe in Russian amphibious attack in or near the US Ukraine’s Odessa city is near, a senior US defense official said. according to Reuters, There are growing concerns about a possible attack on the city.
- Russia has instructed All state owned websites and services To Switch to the Russian Domain Name System As of March 11, according to Russian state media outlets. Many fear the move is a sign that Russia is beginning active preparations to disconnect from the global Internet.
- Meanwhile, mass hacking Anonymous claims to have hacked Russian streaming services To broadcast footage from Vink and IVI and live TV channels Russia 24, Channel One and Moscow 24 Ukraine,
- Ukraine will ask United Nations‘ the top court on Monday need to issue an emergency decision Russia to stop your attackArguing that Moscow’s justification for the attack is based on a faulty interpretation of the genocide law, Reuters reports.
- British Prime Minister boris johnson have pledged More defensive equipment and $100m . to send To Ukraine It was accused of moving too slowly and timidly to stop Russian troops and ease the financial pressures facing the country, but to crack down on the dirty money of the oligarchs in Britain.
- UK Defense Ministry released its latest intelligence report goodEstimating that Russian forces made “minimal ground progress” over the weekend, “high levels of Russian air and artillery attacks” continued to hit military and civilian sites in the cities of Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol.
- Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliyakiwho Sported an insignia associated with the invasion of Ukraine. A Ukrainian competitor, on a medal podium, has been called out for his “shocking behaviour”.
- more than 4,300 people have been arrested After protesters took to the streets in 21 cities to condemn Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Russia Ukraine,
- Another round of talks between Ukraine and Russia is to be held on Monday. According to Ukrainian officials. However, in a phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin He said the conflict would stop only when Ukraine stopped fighting and Russia’s demands were accepted. The Russian president also said that Ukrainian negotiators should take a more “constructive” approach in talks with Moscow to take into account the ground realities. Ukraine has said that it is not ready to compromise on its territorial integrity.
- Oil prices up more than 10% there are more closing in on their all time high levels The risk of US and European sanctions on Russian crude followed an inflationary blow to world markets.
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