“Yes, it’s on the table”: This is how Pope Francis replied on the flight to Malta to journalists who asked him if he was considering an invitation to Kyiv.
Ukrainian photojournalist Maxim Levin was found dead. This is reported by Ukrainska Pravda. Levin, 40, who had worked for several international newspapers including AP and Reuters, has been missing since March 13 at the front near Kyiv in Vyshhorod district, where fighting has resumed.
in the meantime Russian troops are withdrawing “quickly” from the areas around Kyiv and the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine. This was stated by Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhaylo Podolyak. “With the Russians rapidly withdrawing from Kyiv and the Chernihiv region, it is absolutely clear that Russia is giving priority to another tactic: retreat east and south, retain control of vast occupied territories and enter them in a powerful manner,” he added added telegram.
Russian troops would withdraw from Gostomel airport near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, which British military intelligence says has been the scene of fighting since the conflict began. The BBC reports. “Ukrainian forces are advancing while Russian forces are retreating near Kyiv,” the British Defense Ministry said.
Seven humanitarian corridors, including a new attempt to evacuate Mariupol, are scheduled for today in Ukraine. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk, the Guardian reports. The Mariupol corridor offers both private and bus transport, Vereshchuk said.
“A victory for truth means a victory for Ukraine and Ukrainians. The question is when will it end. This is a profound question. It’s a painful question. Except for victory, the Ukrainian people will not accept any results. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Fox News.
Asked what he was “ready to accept” to guarantee a peace deal, the Ukrainian president replied: “We are not exchanging our territories. The issue of territorial integrity and sovereignty is beyond question.” “I’m sorry, I don’t discuss any of my orders as CommanderinChief. There are things I only share with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and when they speak to me. So said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Fox News when asked if Ukraine would build the Belgorod oil depot on Russian soil met.
Three hundred million dollars in additional military aid to Ukraine. The Pentagon has arranged a new $300 million grant for Kyiv to bolster defenses during the Russian invasion. The support package includes, in particular, laserguided missiles, switchblade “kamikaze drones (with explosive warheads) and Pumatype light drones (reconnaissance). The Biden administration will also work with allies to hand over Sovietmade tanks to Ukrainians for use in the Donbass, writes the New York Times, citing an American official and stressing that this is the first time since the US Send tanks to Ukraine the beginning of the war. This is military aid needed in Kyiv to contain the new Russian offensive planned for the next few days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is certain: “Russian forces are gathering in the Donbass towards Kharkiv and preparing for even more powerful attacks. Now they retreat slowly, but noticeably from the north of Ukraine region he has to be very careful. It is still impossible to return to normal life, we must wait until our country is retaken and until we are sure that there will be no new bombing raids. During the night air raid sirens sounded in all major Ukrainian cities, from Kyiv to Odessa. The latter city was hit by three ballistic missiles intercepted by antiaircraft aircraft on Friday night. Bombings also in the Poltava and Lugansk regions, where rockets hit infrastructure and residential areas. Rescue is on site, there is no news of casualties or injuries at the moment. The situation remains most difficult in Mariupol in the south of the country, which has been under siege by Russian forces for weeks. At least 5,000 people have been killed in the “martyr city,” according to Zelensky, and negotiations are ongoing to remove the bodies from the streets. It is estimated he added that “about 170,000 people are still there coping with the lack of food, water and electricity: The Red Cross said a team that went to the city for an evacuation had to turn back on Friday as conditions have made it impossible to continue, another attempt will be made on Saturday. Over 3,700 people “were ‘rescued’ from the siege of Mariupol,” said Zelenskyy: A convoy of 42 buses, escorted by the Red Cross, took civilians to the city of Zaporizhia.