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- After three weeks of Moscow’s offensive and offensive on several fronts, positions have stabilized, and on Friday, March 18, all eyes are on Mariupol, a strategic city in Ukraine besieged by Russian troops, and Lvov.
- Russian “rockets” destroyed an aircraft repair plant near the city of Lviv airport, in western Ukraine, near the Polish border, according to city hall. There would be no casualties. Already on Sunday, the Russian army struck a Ukrainian military base in the region.
- The Russian military and their separatist allies are now fighting in center of mariupolThe Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that a strategic Ukrainian port is under siege in the country’s southeast.
- The shelling continues for Kyiv and Kharkov, the second largest city in the country, where at least 500 people have died since the beginning of the war. But the capital was slowly returning to life on Thursday after the lifting of a curfew imposed from Tuesday evening. Of the 3.5 million inhabitants, it was deprived of at least half. More than 3 million Ukrainians went into exile, mainly to Poland, sometimes only the stage of their exodus.
- american president, Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping started discussions Friday. The United States said on Thursday that China could face reprisals if it “supports Russian aggression.” On Thursday evening, Russia withdrew from a Security Council vote on the resolution due to a lack of support from its closest allies.
- President of Russia, Vladimir Putin is due to meet with his French counterpartEmmanuel Macron, this Friday around 17:00 (Paris time).
- Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday appealed to Westerners with prayers to help “stop this war”when at least twenty-seven people died as a result of a Russian strike in the east of the country. For him, “a people is being destroyed in Europe,” he added to the applause of Bundestag deputies in Berlin.
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Report. Today Mariupol is an open hell
Analyze. Russia takes the first step towards default
Your questions. Mir’s answers to your most frequently asked questions
History. Asked by Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden increases military support for Kyiv
History of the concept. Siege warfare, weapons to terrorize civilians
Chronic. “Countries considering a quarrel with the Western alliance may be inclined to have fewer reserves”