First Lady Jill Biden called on anyone whose mental health is suffering from the conflict in Ukraine to seek help.
“I guess a lot of us feel the weight of what’s been happening in Ukraine in recent days,” she tweeted. “Parents sit in front of the TV with their children and explain reports from thousands of miles away.
“Teachers stand in front of classrooms and answer questions about why ‘and’ what will happen next? ‘ ‘
The First Lady went on to say that “our military families are aware that events in Europe could have a ripple effect on the future of their loved ones in uniform.”
“There are no easy answers at this difficult time, and this can cause a sense of insecurity,” she wrote. “It’s good to ask for help.”
She encouraged people to contact MentalHealth.gov and told servicemen and their families to seek advice from Military OneSource and Veteran Affairs.
The first lady added that she and President Joe Biden were praying for “the brave and proud people of Ukraine.”
“Our hearts are with our troops and our military families, including those located across Europe, in solidarity with our allies. We are deeply grateful for your service, “she wrote.
US First Lady Jill Biden has expressed concern over a series of Sunday tweets about the mental health of those feeling stressed by the conflict in Ukraine
She expressed concern and offered comforting words regarding the mental health of those who are worried about the conflict in Ukraine
The first lady encouraged people to reach out for help
She contacted mental health resources, adding that US President Joe Biden was praying for “Ukraine’s brave and proud people.”
The first lady’s tweets came just hours before the blasts were heard in both the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the country’s second largest city, Kharkiv, early Monday morning after a mostly quiet night, according to information provided by Ukrainian authorities, who issued a brief statement. of the Telegram messaging application.
Several shots were heard in videos shot in the dark in Kharkiv posted on Twitter in the early hours of the morning.
“Kharkov airport and residential areas are under heavy fire,” said in a statement posted on social media.
An air strike was reported in the city at around 4.30 am local time, and residents were urged to head to the nearest shelter.
The rocket also hit a residential building in the center of Chernihiv, a city about 100 miles north of Kyiv. He saw a fire on the lower floors of the building.
“A rocket hit a residential building in the center of Chernigov. A fire broke out, two lower floors were burning. The number of injured is currently unknown, a statement said on Twitter.
Public Chernihiv reports that a rocket hit a residential building in the center of Chernihiv, north of Kyiv. A fire broke out on two lower floors. The number of injured is currently unknown
Early Monday morning, the mayor of Kharkov issued a message to the city’s 1.4 million people describing how he is trying to keep the city running while holding back Russian forces.
“Since this morning, many units of the Russian army have made a breakthrough in Kharkov. You saw them in the residential areas of the city. There was a huge artillery bombardment last night. But we held the line. And we will stay forever, “wrote Mayor Igor Terekhov.
“Dear residents of Kharkov. My dear. We have to stick together. My utility company and I are doing our best: reconnecting the central heating. This morning we resumed garbage collection. But we had to stop because we were under fire.
‘Bread. We do our best. Unfortunately, the bakery was not working because it was also under fire. We maintain the water supply in the city.
“I beg you to take care of yourself.” We do everything possible and sometimes – we have to admit it – that it is impossible together with our utilities to ensure the functioning of the city of Kharkov.
“We will endure. We are from Kharkov. ‘
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the country’s faces of a “critical” 24 hours as Russia throws even more ground forces at Kyiv.
Satellite images at night showed a three-mile-long convoy heading to the capital after Vladimir Putin put his nuclear deterrent forces on alert.
Russian military vehicles were filmed, although officials agreed to hold peace talks on the border with Belarus later today.
Images published by Maxar Technologies show the deployment of hundreds of military vehicles moving towards the Ukrainian capital for approximately 40 miles.
The images showed a massive convoy of Russian troops heading toward the Ukraine capital Kyiv today
Citizens of Kyiv have resorted to arming themselves amid fears of an imminent invasion by Russian troops. (Pictured: satellite image showing Russian army heading to the captial of Ukraine)
Vladimir Zelensky warned that Ukraine faces a “decisive” 24 hours as Russia throws even more ground forces at Kyiv
When Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Thursday, the 2.8 million-strong city initially reacted with concern, but also a measure of self-control.
However, nerves began to fall apart as grocery stores began to close and the city’s famous deep subway station turned its stations into bomb shelters.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday that 352 civilians, including 14 children, had been killed since the invasion. It also says 1,684 people, including 116 children, have been injured.
At least 200,000 people have fled Ukraine to three countries, with 150,000 reportedly moving to Poland alone.
On Sunday, New York Governor Katie Hochul signed an executive order banning government agencies from doing business with Russia, saying Ukrainian refugees were welcome in New York, home to Ukraine’s largest Ukrainian population.
“We said we would open our hearts, our homes, our resources to the people of Ukraine to say we are with you,” Hochul said.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Sunday forbidding New York from doing business with Russia
Mothers fleeing with their children from Ukraine stand at Nyugati station, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, in Budapest, Hungary
A mother fleeing Ukraine with her children stays at Nyugati station after Russia launches a large-scale military operation against Ukraine in Budapest, Hungary
President Zelensky spoke again with Boris Johnson last night, who told him he would do “everything he could” to secure additional military aid to reach Ukrainian forces.
The Prime Minister praised the “heroic” resistance of the Ukrainian people to the Russian attack, according to the No. 10 report.
Zelenski, in turn, said the next 24 hours would be a “decisive period” for his country.
“The prime minister praised the courage of the Ukrainian people after the Russian invasion and praised President Zelensky’s leadership in the face of such disasters,” said a spokesman for number 10. The resistance of the Ukrainian people was heroic, the prime minister added.
“President Zelensky said he believed the next 24 hours were a crucial period for Ukraine, and the prime minister said he would do everything possible to provide defense assistance from the United Kingdom and allies to Ukraine.
“The leaders agreed to continue close contacts, and the prime minister reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s strong support for Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
This happened when Ursula von der Leyen insisted last night that Ukraine was “one of us” as she led calls for a war-torn nation to join the European Union – which unveiled a new package of sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime, including closure on its airspace on all Russian planes and a ban on Kremlin propaganda publications Russia Today and Sputnik.
Earlier on Sunday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a chilling threat that Western sanctions against Russia were pushing the Kremlin toward World War III.
“There is a lot of talk now against the banking sector, gas, oil, SWIFT,” Lukashenko said. “It’s worse than war.” This pushed Russia towards World War III. Here we must be restrained so as not to get into trouble. Because nuclear war is the end of everything. ‘
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday that 352 civilians, including 14 children, had been killed since the invasion. It also says 1,684 people, including 116 children, have been injured
Earlier, President Zelensky’s office said the two delegations would meet “without preconditions” near the Pripyat River, north of Chernobyl, in a deal reached by telephone with Lukashenko himself.
A spokesman added that Lukashenko had taken on the responsibility of ensuring that all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed in Belarus remained on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation’s travels, talks and return.
Zelensky described his discussion with Lukashenko as “very important”, adding that he had made it clear that he did not want troops to move from Belarus to Ukraine, and that Lukashenko “assured him”.
He added: “I really do not believe in the outcome of this meeting, but let them try, so that later no citizen of Ukraine will doubt that I, as president, tried to stop the war.”
This came when Putin announced in his own televised address that he had ordered troops to act with nuclear deterrence to introduce a “special duty regime” in light of “aggressive statements” by NATO leaders and “hostile economic action”. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg then replied: “This is dangerous rhetoric.”
Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Russia in The Hague, with Zelensky asking the UN International Court of Justice to order Russia to stop its attack on Ukraine and launch trials soon.
Russian forces were filmed advancing through Kharkiv on Sunday morning – moments before gunfire rang out, sending some soldiers running while others returned fire
Plumes of smoke rise from a building, which was caused by a cruise missile according to local media, in Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukraine war latest, at a glance
- President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko warns that Western sanctions against Russia are pushing the Kremlin into World War II
- EU launches new package of sanctions against Putin’s regime, closing airspace to all Russian planes and banning Kremlin propaganda publications Russia Today and Sputnik
- Kyiv and Moscow will hold peace talks on the border with Belarus, Vladimir Zelensky confirmed
- The Ukrainian president’s office said the two delegations would meet “without preconditions” near the Pripyat River, north of Chernobyl.
- Putin has ordered Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces to be on alert amid heightened tensions with the West
- The United States considers Putin’s nuclear order “unacceptable” and says the war crimes tribunal is not leaving the table
- Putin’s desperate troops adopt “siege tactics” after being driven out of Kharkov by resistance fighters
- The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine claims that the death toll in Russia is 4,300
- The Ministry of Health of Ukraine announced on Sunday that 352 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed since the beginning of the invasion
- At least 200,000 people have fled Ukraine to three countries, with 150,000 reportedly moving to Poland alone
- Ukraine’s Defense Ministry appeared today to get foreigners out to join its armed forces and fight Putin’s army
- US and EU agree to limit Russia’s use of SWIFT messaging system, which is vital for global financial transactions
- Iskander missiles were fired from Belarus to Ukraine
- Russia has admitted losing troops for the first time today, but did not give a number
- BP says it is giving up its controversial 20 percent stake in Russia’s Rosneft energy group “with immediate effect
The United States has condemned Putin’s order to put his nuclear forces on high alert as dangerous and “unacceptable.”
The United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, also said there was nothing “off the table” about the possibility of Putin being tried in an international tribunal as a war criminal.
Boris Johnson, meanwhile, dismissed Putin’s statement as a “distraction” from the struggle facing his troops in Ukraine. The prime minister also questioned possible talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations to resolve the crisis.
“There’s nothing I’ve seen so far in his behavior that makes me think he can be honest,” he said.
Earlier footage from Russian television showed that Putin was meeting with the defense minister and the chief of staff and instructing them to put nuclear deterrence on a “special combat duty regime.”
“Western countries are not just taking hostile action against our country in the economic sphere, but senior officials from leading NATO member states have made aggressive statements against our country,” he said.
But on a day when the expected attack on Kyiv failed again and Ukrainians claimed to have driven Russian forces out of the country’s second city, Kharkiv, Mr Johnson said his words were “a distraction from the reality of what is happening “.
“These are innocent people who are facing a completely unprovoked act of aggression against them, and what is really happening is that they are responding perhaps with greater effect, with more resistance than the Kremlin has bargained for,” he said.
“You see some of the logistical difficulties that Russian forces are experiencing. Russia’s Defense Ministry itself has admitted casualties. This is a catastrophically wrong undertaking by President Putin. ‘
Elsewhere, oil giant BP announced on Sunday that it was giving up its disputed 20 percent stake in Russia’s energy group Rosneft “with immediate effect.”
CEO Bernard Looney revealed the move today, saying he was “sad” and “shocked” by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This comes after he was summoned to a meeting with Business Secretary Kwasi Quarteng on Friday amid growing concerns about BP’s Russian deals.
As Russian troops approach the Ukrainian capital, the mayor of Kyiv is proud of the spirit of his citizens, but remains worried about how long they can last.
After a grueling night of Russian attacks on the outskirts of the city, Mayor Vitali Klitschko was silent for a few seconds when asked if there were any plans to evacuate civilians if Russian troops managed to take Kyiv.
“We can’t do that because all the roads are blocked,” he said at last. We are surrounded at the moment.
This map shows the strikes Russia is so-far known to have carried out against Ukraine, with more explosions rocking the country in the early hours of Sunday morning
Russian forces stormed Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Sunday after failing in a night-long effort to take control of the capital, Kyiv.
However, reports in Ukraine show that troops have successfully repulsed a Russian offensive near Kharkov, which is close to the Russian border, with a British reporter on the ground confirming that the city remains under Ukrainian control despite the attack this morning.
Oleh Sinekhubov, head of the Kharkiv regional administration, said Ukrainian troops had managed to retake the city. In a Telegram post, he said: “Control over Kharkov is entirely ours!
“The armed forces, the national police and the defense forces are working and the city is completely cleansed of the enemy.”
Kharkov’s defense came after Ukraine’s defense ministry said Ukrainian troops had killed or wounded more than 4,300 Russian soldiers in the first three days of fighting. Russia has not released up-to-date information on its military losses.
The Kremlin has said it lost troops in the conflict for the first time yesterday, but did not provide a number. “There are killed and wounded among the Russian military during the special military operation,” a statement from Moscow’s defense ministry said in a statement.
A US official told Reuters that Russia had invested about two-thirds of its fighting power in Ukraine and fired more than 320 missiles during the conflict.
In an article yesterday, UK Armed Forces Minister James Happy insisted that “Putin’s days are numbered” if he fails in Ukraine, with his campaign “far behind” the planned schedule.
Happy, a former shooting major, said Putin’s forces had failed to capture key cities in the first few days of fighting, as had been planned, and left pockets of “well-armed” Ukrainians in the back of their front lines.
The convoy of thousands of Russian troops heading to Kyiv is three and a quarter miles long and is believed to be carrying fuel, logistics and armored vehicles. (Pictured: Russian President Vladimir Putin)
Russian troops entered Ukraine on February 24, prompting the country’s president to declare martial law and sparking a series of Western reports of heavy economic sanctions on Russia.
A picture emerges of an accidental and disorganized invasion effort, with armored columns running out of fuel or lost, and some having to advance without air cover.
Happy writes in the Telegraph: “After three days of intense fighting, fueled by stubborn Ukrainian resistance, Russia is well behind schedule.
“Progress towards Kyiv has been much slower than expected, they failed to capture key cities early and must now try to bypass them.
“This leaves pockets of well-armed and well-trained Ukrainians in the back of the Russian front line, revealing a vulnerable logistical queue – a sign of what Putin expects.”
At the same time, Ukrainians are volunteers in their crowd with “long queues” at recruitment centers, the minister wrote.
Meanwhile, footage from the town of Koryukivka, near the Russian border, shows hundreds of locals crowding the road to block the advance of a Russian tank column.
Happy believes that if Putin fails and ordinary Russians realize “how little he cares about them … his days as president will surely be numbered, as will those of the kleptocratic elite that surrounds him,” he wrote.
“He will lose power and will not be able to choose his successor.”
New questions have been raised about Putin’s mental state, including whether Covid-19 inflamed his paranoia after allegations emerged that the isolated president had spent time “suffocating in his own fears” after “retiring”. during the pandemic.
A total of 4,000 Russians have been arrested in anti-war protests in recent days, according to an independent monitoring group OVD-Info, with a demonstration in front of the Kremlin near the site where opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead.
