by Lorenzo Cremonesi, Andrea Nicastro, Marta Serafini, Giusi Fasano
Monday, March 28, uptotheminute warfare news: night rocket attacks on Kyiv and other cities. The situation in Mariupol, surrounded by Russian troops, is dramatic. Berlin is considering sending missile defense systems
• The 33rd day war. Strong explosions in the night in Kyiv and Russian rocket launches in other cities: Advisor to the Ukrainian President Podoliak reports attacks in Lutsk, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr and Rivne. The siege around Mariupol is getting tighter and the situation in the city is dramatic (a humanitarian catastrophe says President Zelenskyy).
• Military supplies from the West to Kyiv: Now the US and its allies could consider sending in tanks and planes. Here is the analysis of the new scenarios and the positions of NATO
• The fall of the last sentence of Biden’s speech in Warsaw: After cautious reactions from European leaders, from Borrell to Macron, the US President himself declared that he had not called for regime change in Russia.
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy first gave an interview to independent Russian online media, in which he said he was ready to talk about neutrality but not about demilitarization.
• Meanwhile, Turkish President Erdogan seems to have managed to get Putin to promise to resume RussianUkrainian talks tomorrow and Wednesday from Istanbul.
4.17 am Kyiv, Russia pulverizes Mariupol
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry says Russian forces have turned the besieged city of Mariupol to dust, while calling the current humanitarian situation in the city catastrophic. While Mariupol is besieged and bombed, people struggle to survive. The humanitarian situation in the city is catastrophic. The Russian military is turning the city to dust, the ministry said on its Twitter account today, appealing to save Mariupol.
4.09 am Kyiv, Moscow withdraws some troops from Belarus
Russia withdraws units that suffered significant casualties during the offensive to the territory of Belarus to restore combat capability. as reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army in its latest update. In particular, according to the latest report, some units of the Russian 106th Airborne Division were withdrawn from the territory of the Kyiv region to the territory of Belarus.
3.03am Czech Republic freezes goods to Russian oligarchs
The Czech Republic has frozen multimillioneuro assets belonging to Russian tycoons hit by EU sanctions. This was announced by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who was quoted by the international media. Fiala also said the government must take care of Czech citizens working in local companies owned by the sanctioned Russian individuals, but ruled out the idea of nationalizing their companies. Prague is the latest European capital to announce it has frozen the assets of Russian oligarchs following EU sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
2:20 a.m. Scholz, Germany evaluates missile defense system
Germany is considering acquiring a missile defense system to protect itself from a possible Russian attack, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz, quoted by the BBC. This is certainly one of the topics we discuss, and with good reason, Scholz replied to public broadcaster Ard when asked if Germany could buy a facility like Israel’s Iron Dome. However, he did not specify which typology Berlin is considering. When asked if Germany wanted to buy a longerrange defense system than its current Patriot batteries, Scholz replied: We must be aware that we have a neighbor who is willing to use force to impose his interests. Germany the BBC recalls overhauled its defense policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced tens of billions of dollars more for the army and promised to meet NATO’s military spending target of 2% of GDP.
1.48 Ukraine: Zelensky, let’s seek peace immediately
In a new video message shared on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was seeking peace immediately. He added that Kiev’s obvious goal is to restore normal life to the country. The next round of talks between Ukraine and Russia will take place in Turkey tomorrow and the day after. Our priorities in the negotiations are well known says Zelenskyy . Sovereignty and territorial integrity are beyond doubt. Effective security guarantees for our state are imperative. Our clear goal: peace and the restoration of normal life in our homeland as soon as possible. We seek peace. For real. Without delay emphasizes the Ukrainian President in the video . As I have been informed, there is now the possibility and need for a facetoface meeting in Turkey: not bad at all, let’s see what the result is.
1.34 am Ukraine: Video, soldiers shoot Russian prisoners in the knees. Kyiv: investigation immediately. But faked for the head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
A video that has started circulating online appears to show Ukrainian soldiers shooting suspected Russian prisoners in the knee during an operation in the Kharkiv region. Asked about the video, Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Oleksiy Arestovych said: The government takes it very seriously and there will be an immediate investigation. We are a European army and we do not make fun of our prisoners. If it really happened, it’s totally unacceptable behavior. The head of the Ukrainian armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, would be joking: in order to discredit the defense forces he says the enemy films and distributes scene videos showing the inhuman treatment of alleged Ukrainian soldiers towards the “Russian prisoners”. I emphasize that the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other legitimate military formations strictly adhere to the norms of international humanitarian law.
1.07 am Vereshchuk, UN special mission immediately to Chernobyl
Ukraine calls on the UN Security Council to take immediate action to demilitarize the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, a 30 km radius around the nuclear power plant, and set up a UN special mission there. According to reports in the Ukrainian press, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said this during a briefing. In connection with nuclear security, the irresponsible actions of the Russian army pose a serious threat not only to Ukraine, but also to hundreds of millions of Europeans stressed Vereshchuk That is why we call on the UN Security Council to take immediate measures to demilitarize the restricted zone of Chernobyl and establishment of a UN special mission to eliminate the risk of a repeat of the Chernobyl accident due to the Russian occupying forces.
00:58 Kyiv, Russian missile strikes across the country
Russian forces are currently continuing to conduct missile strikes across Ukraine. This was stated by Mikhail Podoliak, adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a Twitter post, Podoliak specifically mentions the cities of Lutsk, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr and Rivne as Moscow’s destinations. More rockets every day. Mariupol under carpet bombs, writes Zelenskyj’s adviser. Russia has no more humanity, no civilization. Only rockets, bombs and attempts to annihilate Ukraine from the face of the earth, comments Podoliak.
00:51 Biden, I did not ask for regime change in Russia
No. So Joe Biden answered those who asked him if he was talking about regime change in Russia in his speech in Warsaw, in which he said Vladimir Putin could not remain in power. This was reported by reporters accompanying the US President, who questioned him as he was leaving Mass at a Georgetown church.
March 28, 2022 (Modification March 28, 2022 | 06:40)
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