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Context
- On the 19th day of the war in Ukraine, the Russian army continues to relentlessly shell several cities, causing a series of humanitarian crises, but making no real progress on the ground.
- In and around Kyiv, where even more intense Russian shelling continued overnight, a Ukrainian presidential adviser admits that “the city is under siege.” In Mariupol, besieged and shelled for several days, the situation, according to Doctors Without Borders, is “almost hopeless”, and residents are hoping for a convoy with humanitarian aid, which should arrive on the spot on Monday afternoon. In Nikolaev, another port city on the Black Sea, shelling continued into the night. Russian troops are closing in on the city, but their target remains Odessa to cut off Ukraine’s access to the sea. The latest Russia has tightened its grip, according to the British Ministry of Defense, which tweeted that the Russian navy “established a remote blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast” .
- A new videoconference session between Russia and Ukraine will take place on Monday, March 14, at 9:20 am (Paris time). There is a glimmer of hope this time after the failure of the first three meetings in Belarus and then Thursday’s meeting in Turkey between Russian foreign ministers Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian Dmitry Kuleba.
- The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing US officials who wished to remain anonymous, that Russia has asked China for economic and military assistance to fight the war and circumvent Western sanctions. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned Beijing of the consequences if China provides Moscow with assistance to offset sanctions-related losses.
- ‘About 1,300’ Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Feb. 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, as well as at least 596 civilians, according to UN estimates on Sunday, which highlight those casualties are likely very lower than they actually are. .
- Within 24 hours, about 100,000 people joined the ranks of refugees fleeing the fighting, according to estimates released Sunday by the United Nations, bringing the number to almost 2.7 million.
Read all our articles, analyzes and reports about the war in Ukraine:
Reviews. In the hell of Mariupol, isolated and besieged: “My mother tells me that they are afraid that they will be forgotten”
Report. “He asked us: “Mom, why?” »: Ukrainian mothers talk about the anxieties of their children
Decryption. The bombing of the Yarovo base is a stern warning for Westerners
Report. “No longer for life”: in Nikolaev, the Russian army deliberately fires on civilians
Analyze. Worst-case scenario for Ukraine and Russia
Podcast. Ukrainian chronicles: everyday war
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