Here is the latest from Ukraine.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a looming onslaught in eastern Ukraine, where Russia refocused its troops after withdrawing from Kyiv’s suburbs and the northern Chernihiv region. He urged European countries to impose an embargo on Russian oil.
- The Senate on Thursday cleared a months-long partisan impasse over how to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sending multiple bills aimed at punishing Russia and aiding Ukraine to the House for final action.
- Ukraine’s top diplomat made a pointed appeal to NATO leaders to expedite arms supplies to Ukrainian forces — weaponry he said is urgently needed before Russia launches an expected offensive in the country’s east.
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a looming onslaught in eastern Ukraine, where Russia refocused its troops after withdrawing from Kyiv’s suburbs and the northern Chernihiv region. He urged European countries to impose an embargo on Russian oil.
- The Senate on Thursday cleared a months-long partisan impasse over how to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sending multiple bills aimed at punishing Russia and aiding Ukraine to the House for final action.
- Ukraine’s top diplomat made a pointed appeal to NATO leaders to expedite arms supplies to Ukrainian forces — weaponry he said is urgently needed before Russia launches an expected offensive in the country’s east.
More live updates here.
Here’s the latest on Ukraine’s key battlegrounds and retaken cities.
Luhansk region: All medical institutions and hospitals here were destroyed by Russian forces, the governor said Thursday, sharing photos of battered buildings and gutted hallways. Shelling in the area has devastated high-rises and blocked evacuation trains.
Kyiv: President Zelensky touted diplomats’ return to the capital in his address Thursday, as Russian forces have retreated from the area. Since the withdrawal, German intelligence has shown the involvement of Russian troops in the slaying of citizens in Bucha.
Borodyanka: When Ukrainian authorities returned to this newly liberated community, they discovered decimated buildings, rattled survivors and a growing number of bodies. During a search of two apartment buildings, 26 bodies were found under the rubble, said Ukraine’s prosecutor general, calling Borodyanka “the most destroyed city in the Kyiv region.”
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Luhansk region: All medical institutions and hospitals here were destroyed by Russian forces, the governor said Thursday, sharing photos of battered buildings and gutted hallways. Shelling in the area has devastated high-rises and blocked evacuation trains.
Kyiv: President Zelensky touted diplomats’ return to the capital in his address Thursday, as Russian forces have retreated from the area. Since the withdrawal, German intelligence has shown the involvement of Russian troops in the slaying of citizens in Bucha.
Borodyanka: When Ukrainian authorities returned to this newly liberated community, they discovered decimated buildings, rattled survivors and a growing number of bodies. During a search of two apartment buildings, 26 bodies were found under the rubble, said Ukraine’s prosecutor general, calling Borodyanka “the most destroyed city in the Kyiv region.”
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Here is the latest from Ukraine.
- President Zelensky warned Thursday that the slaughter of civilians in Mariupol would rival Russia's “heinous crimes” in the Kyiv area. He also cautioned the Kremlin could use the port city for propaganda purposes, staging scenes to suggest Ukraine was responsible for the atrocities.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is headed to Kyiv, where she will hold talks with Zelensky on Friday.
- The World Health Organization said it had recorded more than 100 attacks against health care facilities and transports since the invasion.
- At least four European nations have either returned diplomatic staff or announced plans to reopen embassies in Kyiv. On Thursday, traffic stretched for miles around Bucha, as thousands of families attempted to head home.
- The Pentagon said it was providing Kyiv with intelligence to combat the Kremlin in the east, where Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are deploying “scorched earth” tactics.
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- President Zelensky warned Thursday that the slaughter of civilians in Mariupol would rival Russia's “heinous crimes” in the Kyiv area. He also cautioned the Kremlin could use the port city for propaganda purposes, staging scenes to suggest Ukraine was responsible for the atrocities.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is headed to Kyiv, where she will hold talks with Zelensky on Friday.
- The World Health Organization said it had recorded more than 100 attacks against health care facilities and transports since the invasion.
- At least four European nations have either returned diplomatic staff or announced plans to reopen embassies in Kyiv. On Thursday, traffic stretched for miles around Bucha, as thousands of families attempted to head home.
- The Pentagon said it was providing Kyiv with intelligence to combat the Kremlin in the east, where Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are deploying “scorched earth” tactics.
More live updates here.
At least 20 killed at Kramatorsk railway station after apparent airstrike
KRAMATORSK — Washington Post reporters arrived at Kramatorsk train station in the eastern region of Donetsk on Friday, after an apparent Russian airstrike struck while hundreds of evacuees were hoping to escape.
The chairman of the Ukrainian Railways operator, Alexander Kamyshin, wrote on Telegram that more than 30 people had been killed and over 100 were injured, in what he said was a rocket attack on the railway station. He called it a deliberate strike on passenger infrastructure.
Washington Post reporters at the scene counted at least 20 casualties.
The head of the Donetsk regional administration accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilians attempting to flee, adding in a Telegram post: “They want to destroy everything Ukrainian.”
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KRAMATORSK — Washington Post reporters arrived at Kramatorsk train station in the eastern region of Donetsk on Friday, after an apparent Russian airstrike struck while hundreds of evacuees were hoping to escape.
The chairman of the Ukrainian Railways operator, Alexander Kamyshin, wrote on Telegram that more than 30 people had been killed and over 100 were injured, in what he said was a rocket attack on the railway station. He called it a deliberate strike on passenger infrastructure.
Washington Post reporters at the scene counted at least 20 casualties.
The head of the Donetsk regional administration accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilians attempting to flee, adding in a Telegram post: “They want to destroy everything Ukrainian.”
More live updates here.
‘For the children’ written on missile in Kramatorsk attack
A missile that killed at least 50 people at the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine was emblazoned with the words “For the children” in Russian, which some say is a suggestion that the attack was meant as revenge for Russian children.
The phrase on the missile remnant, which landed about 100 yards from the station’s entrance, is apparently in keeping with the Kremlin’s assertions that it is fighting the war to protect Ukraine’s separatist Donbas region and Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry has denied carrying out the strike and suggested that Ukraine was responsible. It claimed that the type of weapon found near the train station was “used only by the Ukrainian armed forces.”
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A missile that killed at least 50 people at the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine was emblazoned with the words “For the children” in Russian, which some say is a suggestion that the attack was meant as revenge for Russian children.
The phrase on the missile remnant, which landed about 100 yards from the station’s entrance, is apparently in keeping with the Kremlin’s assertions that it is fighting the war to protect Ukraine’s separatist Donbas region and Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry has denied carrying out the strike and suggested that Ukraine was responsible. It claimed that the type of weapon found near the train station was “used only by the Ukrainian armed forces.”
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Meet the 1,300 librarians racing to back up Ukraine’s digital archives
In early March, two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Carrie Pirmann stumbled upon a website dedicated to Ivan Mazepa, a 16th century Ukrainian politician and patron of the arts. A 44-year-old librarian at Bucknell University, Pirmann had joined an international effort of fellow archivists to preserve the digital history of a country under siege, and the contents of Mazepa’s website, though obscure, seemed worth saving.
The site held a number of things: Lord Byron poems written about Mazepa’s life and a catalogue of centuries-old articles detailing his various conquests. Pirmann opened her website scraping tool, backing up the site and preserving its content.
Now, the original website is lost, its server space likely gone to cyberattacks, power outages or Russian shelling. But thanks to her, it still remains intact on server space rented by an international group of librarians and archivists.
Read the full story here.
In early March, two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Carrie Pirmann stumbled upon a website dedicated to Ivan Mazepa, a 16th century Ukrainian politician and patron of the arts. A 44-year-old librarian at Bucknell University, Pirmann had joined an international effort of fellow archivists to preserve the digital history of a country under siege, and the contents of Mazepa’s website, though obscure, seemed worth saving.
The site held a number of things: Lord Byron poems written about Mazepa’s life and a catalogue of centuries-old articles detailing his various conquests. Pirmann opened her website scraping tool, backing up the site and preserving its content.
Now, the original website is lost, its server space likely gone to cyberattacks, power outages or Russian shelling. But thanks to her, it still remains intact on server space rented by an international group of librarians and archivists.
Read the full story here.
Russia’s war dead belie its slogan that no one is left behind
Soon after the invasion began, a hashtag war slogan popped up everywhere in Russia: “We don’t leave ours behind.” But many were.
In Irpin, on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, two Russian soldiers killed in battle lay on a street corner, covered with a sheet of metal, legs poking out. A third lay a few feet away near a burned-out armored personnel carrier, a lower leg gnawed by dogs. A fourth lay further along the road, the victim of a mine.
In Moshchun, a once-idyllic hamlet northwest of Kyiv, another Russian soldier died inside a dimly lit kitchen, lying on a bench with a gruesome groin wound. Ten others were scattered about, several on the fringes of a forest.
While countless bodies have been abandoned on the battlefield, many more have found their way back to their families, but Russia’s overall death toll, though staggering, remains elusive.
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Soon after the invasion began, a hashtag war slogan popped up everywhere in Russia: “We don’t leave ours behind.” But many were.
In Irpin, on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, two Russian soldiers killed in battle lay on a street corner, covered with a sheet of metal, legs poking out. A third lay a few feet away near a burned-out armored personnel carrier, a lower leg gnawed by dogs. A fourth lay further along the road, the victim of a mine.
In Moshchun, a once-idyllic hamlet northwest of Kyiv, another Russian soldier died inside a dimly lit kitchen, lying on a bench with a gruesome groin wound. Ten others were scattered about, several on the fringes of a forest.
While countless bodies have been abandoned on the battlefield, many more have found their way back to their families, but Russia’s overall death toll, though staggering, remains elusive.
Read the full story here.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine.
- President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States will send a Patriot missile system to Slovakia, after that country agreed to send a Soviet-made, S-300 air-defense system to Ukraine.
- Ten humanitarian corridors will be open Friday to link embattled towns in Ukraine’s south and east with safer, central areas, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Five corridors will run through Luhansk, where the region’s governor has urged residents to leave immediately.
- Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region close to the Russian border is fully back under Ukrainian control but has been littered with Russian land mines, according to its regional governor, Dmytro Zhyvytsky.
- Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall says he lost a leg, a foot and the use of one eye in the explosion that killed two of his colleagues last month.
More live updates here.
- President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States will send a Patriot missile system to Slovakia, after that country agreed to send a Soviet-made, S-300 air-defense system to Ukraine.
- Ten humanitarian corridors will be open Friday to link embattled towns in Ukraine’s south and east with safer, central areas, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Five corridors will run through Luhansk, where the region’s governor has urged residents to leave immediately.
- Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region close to the Russian border is fully back under Ukrainian control but has been littered with Russian land mines, according to its regional governor, Dmytro Zhyvytsky.
- Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall says he lost a leg, a foot and the use of one eye in the explosion that killed two of his colleagues last month.
More live updates here.
Here is the status of Ukrainian cities under Russian attack as of April 8.
- Donbas region: The separatist region could face a “very ugly and very bloody” fight, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Friday, after Russia’s military announced it was withdrawing from offensives in northern Ukraine and Kyiv to concentrate on the country’s east.
- Mariupol: Russian forces claim to have successfully captured central Mariupol, which the city’s mayor denies. Ukrainian forces are holding on to control in areas of southwestern and eastern Mariupol, but it is unclear how much longer they can hold out, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
- Chernihiv: Vladyslav Atroshenko, mayor of the northern Ukrainian city, said 700 people, military as well as civilians, have died there since the Russian siege began, the national news agency of Ukraine reported.
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- Donbas region: The separatist region could face a “very ugly and very bloody” fight, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Friday, after Russia’s military announced it was withdrawing from offensives in northern Ukraine and Kyiv to concentrate on the country’s east.
- Mariupol: Russian forces claim to have successfully captured central Mariupol, which the city’s mayor denies. Ukrainian forces are holding on to control in areas of southwestern and eastern Mariupol, but it is unclear how much longer they can hold out, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
- Chernihiv: Vladyslav Atroshenko, mayor of the northern Ukrainian city, said 700 people, military as well as civilians, have died there since the Russian siege began, the national news agency of Ukraine reported.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- A missile attack killed at least 50 people at a train station in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, as an exodus from the country’s south and east picked up pace.
- Russia has dispatched thousands more troops to eastern Ukraine, according to Washington, suggesting fighting there would intensify. The Kremlin is also concentrating air attacks on southern and eastern Ukraine, the Pentagon said, with Russian planes flying some 240 sorties daily.
- Some Russian forces deploying east are likely to have already incurred heavy losses, according to a U.S. assessment. Combat ahead will be a “knife fight … very bloody and very ugly,” a senior U.S. defense official said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strike in Kramatorsk “another war crime of Russia” and vowed to hold the perpetrators responsible. The president, who met in person with a senior European Union delegation, said Ukraine had made progress toward joining the bloc.
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- A missile attack killed at least 50 people at a train station in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, as an exodus from the country’s south and east picked up pace.
- Russia has dispatched thousands more troops to eastern Ukraine, according to Washington, suggesting fighting there would intensify. The Kremlin is also concentrating air attacks on southern and eastern Ukraine, the Pentagon said, with Russian planes flying some 240 sorties daily.
- Some Russian forces deploying east are likely to have already incurred heavy losses, according to a U.S. assessment. Combat ahead will be a “knife fight … very bloody and very ugly,” a senior U.S. defense official said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strike in Kramatorsk “another war crime of Russia” and vowed to hold the perpetrators responsible. The president, who met in person with a senior European Union delegation, said Ukraine had made progress toward joining the bloc.
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Boris Johnson meets with Zelensky in surprise visit to Ukraine
European leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, visited Kyiv and announced the reopening of embassies in the capital Saturday in a diplomatic show of support a day after a devastating attack at a Ukrainian rail station.
Johnson pledged 120 more armored vehicles and new anti-ship missiles during his visit to Kyiv and was photographed while walking the city’s streets alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The head of the E.U. delegation in Ukraine announced his return to Kyiv by sharing a photograph of the European flag flying once again in the capital.
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European leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, visited Kyiv and announced the reopening of embassies in the capital Saturday in a diplomatic show of support a day after a devastating attack at a Ukrainian rail station.
Johnson pledged 120 more armored vehicles and new anti-ship missiles during his visit to Kyiv and was photographed while walking the city’s streets alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The head of the E.U. delegation in Ukraine announced his return to Kyiv by sharing a photograph of the European flag flying once again in the capital.
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Here is the status of Ukrainian cities under Russian attack as of April 9.
Donbas region: Officials in Luhansk urged people to evacuate immediately, as the surrounding separatist region in eastern Ukraine could face a “very ugly and very bloody” fight, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on Friday.
Mariupol: Nearly 200 people were evacuated Saturday from the besieged seaside city in southeastern Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. Despite Russian claims that its forces have taken the city, Ukrainian forces are holding on to control in areas of southwestern and eastern Mariupol.
Melitopol: More than 500 residents from this southeastern city were evacuated Saturday, Vereshchuk said, after a convoy of buses that Ukraine says was seized by Russia was let go.
Chernihiv: Vladyslav Atroshenko, mayor of the northern Ukrainian city, said 700 people, both military and civilians, have died there since the Russian siege began.
More live updates here.
Donbas region: Officials in Luhansk urged people to evacuate immediately, as the surrounding separatist region in eastern Ukraine could face a “very ugly and very bloody” fight, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on Friday.
Mariupol: Nearly 200 people were evacuated Saturday from the besieged seaside city in southeastern Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. Despite Russian claims that its forces have taken the city, Ukrainian forces are holding on to control in areas of southwestern and eastern Mariupol.
Melitopol: More than 500 residents from this southeastern city were evacuated Saturday, Vereshchuk said, after a convoy of buses that Ukraine says was seized by Russia was let go.
Chernihiv: Vladyslav Atroshenko, mayor of the northern Ukrainian city, said 700 people, both military and civilians, have died there since the Russian siege began.
More live updates here.
Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Officials in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine this weekend urged residents to evacuate immediately, as shelling intensified amid Russia’s shift to the country’s east.
- The shift east, away from Ukraine’s largest cities, could prove challenging for Ukrainian troops and advantageous for Russian troops, who Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted last week are more skilled at fighting in rural terrain.
- Russia has appointed Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, who commanded Russian forces in Syria, to oversee its war on Ukraine, a senior U.S. official confirmed. His appointment marks the first time a single commander has taken control of the operation in Ukraine.
- On the heels of visits by European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the international community to push harder against Moscow, specifically in refusing to buy Russian oil — something the United States has done but Europe has resisted.
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- Officials in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine this weekend urged residents to evacuate immediately, as shelling intensified amid Russia’s shift to the country’s east.
- The shift east, away from Ukraine’s largest cities, could prove challenging for Ukrainian troops and advantageous for Russian troops, who Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted last week are more skilled at fighting in rural terrain.
- Russia has appointed Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, who commanded Russian forces in Syria, to oversee its war on Ukraine, a senior U.S. official confirmed. His appointment marks the first time a single commander has taken control of the operation in Ukraine.
- On the heels of visits by European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the international community to push harder against Moscow, specifically in refusing to buy Russian oil — something the United States has done but Europe has resisted.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine.
Ukraine has opened 5,600 war crimes cases since Russia’s invasion, top prosecutor Iryna Venediktova said Sunday, but the country will face an uphill battle getting Russian officials to court.
Zelensky said Sunday that he spoke to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about sanctions against Russia and Germany’s financial and military support for Ukraine. The two “emphasized that all perpetrators of war crimes must be identified and punished,” Zelensky said. The Post’s Isaac Stanley-Becker explains why the war in Ukraine is a test for the German leader.
Russian students and parents are turning in teachers who do not toe the line on the war.
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Ukraine has opened 5,600 war crimes cases since Russia’s invasion, top prosecutor Iryna Venediktova said Sunday, but the country will face an uphill battle getting Russian officials to court.
Zelensky said Sunday that he spoke to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about sanctions against Russia and Germany’s financial and military support for Ukraine. The two “emphasized that all perpetrators of war crimes must be identified and punished,” Zelensky said. The Post’s Isaac Stanley-Becker explains why the war in Ukraine is a test for the German leader.
Russian students and parents are turning in teachers who do not toe the line on the war.
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Hundreds of tiny shoes: Protest spotlights child death toll in Ukraine’s Mariupol
Rows of small shoes were placed alongside candles in Helsinki during a protest Sunday to draw attention to the children killed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, specifically in the battered port city of Mariupol.
There were shiny black boots. Tiny, cozy slippers. Pink and purple sneakers.
In total, there were 210 pairs. They symbolized the total number of young lives Ukrainian officials said were lost in southeastern city of Mariupol, including when the Drama Theater — where hundreds of civilians were sheltering — was hit on March 16.
The humanitarian crisis is growing in Mariupol, where at least 5,000 residents have died in the month since Russian forces laid siege to it, its mayor said last week on Telegram, citing preliminary estimates.
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Rows of small shoes were placed alongside candles in Helsinki during a protest Sunday to draw attention to the children killed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, specifically in the battered port city of Mariupol.
There were shiny black boots. Tiny, cozy slippers. Pink and purple sneakers.
In total, there were 210 pairs. They symbolized the total number of young lives Ukrainian officials said were lost in southeastern city of Mariupol, including when the Drama Theater — where hundreds of civilians were sheltering — was hit on March 16.
The humanitarian crisis is growing in Mariupol, where at least 5,000 residents have died in the month since Russian forces laid siege to it, its mayor said last week on Telegram, citing preliminary estimates.
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Here's the latest on Ukraine’s key battlegrounds and retaken cities.
Mariupol: Russian forces made “territorial gains” here this weekend, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Russian troops on Sunday “bisected Mariupol from the city center to the coast,” ISW said. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 213 Mariupol residents were evacuated Sunday.
Donetsk and Luhansk: Despite a regrouping of Russian troops toward the east, Russian forces have “again made little to no progress” in these regions. The death toll from Friday’s missile strike on a train station in the region rose to 57, Donetsk’s regional governor said Sunday.
Vasylivka: A convoy of buses that was evacuating people from southeastern cities was “being held by the occupying forces” here, Vereshchuk said.
Dnipropetrovsk: An airport here has been destroyed by a Russian strike, according to a Ukrainian official. It was among multiple attacks local officials reported Sunday.
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Mariupol: Russian forces made “territorial gains” here this weekend, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Russian troops on Sunday “bisected Mariupol from the city center to the coast,” ISW said. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 213 Mariupol residents were evacuated Sunday.
Donetsk and Luhansk: Despite a regrouping of Russian troops toward the east, Russian forces have “again made little to no progress” in these regions. The death toll from Friday’s missile strike on a train station in the region rose to 57, Donetsk’s regional governor said Sunday.
Vasylivka: A convoy of buses that was evacuating people from southeastern cities was “being held by the occupying forces” here, Vereshchuk said.
Dnipropetrovsk: An airport here has been destroyed by a Russian strike, according to a Ukrainian official. It was among multiple attacks local officials reported Sunday.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine.
- President Putin will meet with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Monday in the first face-to-face meeting between Putin and a European leader since the invasion of Ukraine. Austria has been militarily neutral since the 1950s, but Nehammer has spoken against Russia’s war. In a tweet announcing the meeting, he called for “humanitarian corridors, a cease-fire & full investigation of war crimes,” adding that Putin “has to stop!”
- President Biden will meet virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to push the country to abandon its neutral stance on the war. India has continued to buy Russian energy supplies, even as many countries around the globe have cut ties to punish Russia for its actions.
- Evacuees have been trickling out of Mariupol, which faces continued heavy assault. The Ukrainian deputy prime minister said 213 Mariupol residents were evacuated on Sunday, among 2,824 evacuees total across the country that day.
More live updates here.
- President Putin will meet with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Monday in the first face-to-face meeting between Putin and a European leader since the invasion of Ukraine. Austria has been militarily neutral since the 1950s, but Nehammer has spoken against Russia’s war. In a tweet announcing the meeting, he called for “humanitarian corridors, a cease-fire & full investigation of war crimes,” adding that Putin “has to stop!”
- President Biden will meet virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to push the country to abandon its neutral stance on the war. India has continued to buy Russian energy supplies, even as many countries around the globe have cut ties to punish Russia for its actions.
- Evacuees have been trickling out of Mariupol, which faces continued heavy assault. The Ukrainian deputy prime minister said 213 Mariupol residents were evacuated on Sunday, among 2,824 evacuees total across the country that day.
More live updates here.
Russian students are turning in teachers who don’t back the war
When Irina Gen’s students in western Russia asked why a European sports competition had barred them from attending, the 55-year-old teacher let loose with a tirade against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“So long as Russia doesn’t behave itself in a civilized way, this will go on forever,” she fumed, adding that she endorsed the European ban. Russia “wanted to get to Kyiv, to overthrow Zelensky and the government. This is a sovereign state,” she said.
Little did she know that her students were recording her outburst and that a copy would make its way to law enforcement, who opened a criminal investigation March 30 under a new national law banning false information about the military.
Gen is one of at least four teachers recently turned in by students or parents for antiwar speech, in some of the starkest examples of the government’s quest to identify and punish individuals who criticize the invasion.
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When Irina Gen’s students in western Russia asked why a European sports competition had barred them from attending, the 55-year-old teacher let loose with a tirade against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“So long as Russia doesn’t behave itself in a civilized way, this will go on forever,” she fumed, adding that she endorsed the European ban. Russia “wanted to get to Kyiv, to overthrow Zelensky and the government. This is a sovereign state,” she said.
Little did she know that her students were recording her outburst and that a copy would make its way to law enforcement, who opened a criminal investigation March 30 under a new national law banning false information about the military.
Gen is one of at least four teachers recently turned in by students or parents for antiwar speech, in some of the starkest examples of the government’s quest to identify and punish individuals who criticize the invasion.
Read the full story here.
Message on missile at Ukraine train station is part of a long history
Minutes after an attack left at least 52 people dead at a train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Friday, Washington Post reporters saw near the scene the remains of a missile, with the words “for the children” scrawled on its side, in Russian.
The apparent revenge message appeared to refer to the Kremlin’s claims about the security of Russian speakers in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region after years of conflict. Russia has cited defense of the Donbas, and of Russia, as a reason for the invasion.
Train station strike in eastern Ukraine takes brutal toll on civilians
The words sent a chilling message. But they are not the first to be written on bombs or missiles used in war.
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Minutes after an attack left at least 52 people dead at a train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Friday, Washington Post reporters saw near the scene the remains of a missile, with the words “for the children” scrawled on its side, in Russian.
The apparent revenge message appeared to refer to the Kremlin’s claims about the security of Russian speakers in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region after years of conflict. Russia has cited defense of the Donbas, and of Russia, as a reason for the invasion.
Train station strike in eastern Ukraine takes brutal toll on civilians
The words sent a chilling message. But they are not the first to be written on bombs or missiles used in war.
Read the full story here.
Austrian chancellor says he had ‘tough’ talks with Putin
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he had a “direct” and “tough” conversation with Vladimir Putin on Monday as he became the first western leader to meet with the Russian president since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
Following their 75 minute meeting in Moscow, Nehammer said that he had pressed for an immediate cease fire and humanitarian corridors.
“This is not a friendly visit,” he said in a statement. “I have just come from Ukraine and have seen with my own eyes the immeasurable suffering caused by the Russian war of aggression.”
The Austrian chancellor has conceded that the decision to visit Moscow was contentious, but said he felt a duty to leave “no stone unturned” to stop hostilities and meet humanitarian needs. There was no joint news conference following the meeting, due to concerns in Vienna that it could be used for Russian propaganda purposes.
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Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he had a “direct” and “tough” conversation with Vladimir Putin on Monday as he became the first western leader to meet with the Russian president since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
Following their 75 minute meeting in Moscow, Nehammer said that he had pressed for an immediate cease fire and humanitarian corridors.
“This is not a friendly visit,” he said in a statement. “I have just come from Ukraine and have seen with my own eyes the immeasurable suffering caused by the Russian war of aggression.”
The Austrian chancellor has conceded that the decision to visit Moscow was contentious, but said he felt a duty to leave “no stone unturned” to stop hostilities and meet humanitarian needs. There was no joint news conference following the meeting, due to concerns in Vienna that it could be used for Russian propaganda purposes.
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Defense official: No evidence Russia destroyed S-300 air defense system
Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the international airport on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but there is “no evidence” suggesting that it destroyed an S-300 air defense system, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday.
The strike Sunday destroyed infrastructure at the airport, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the Pentagon.
Russian officials said they used Kalibr cruise missiles to carry out the strike on a hangar on the outskirts of Dnipro.
Russian officials have said they plan to invigorate their campaign to take out Ukrainian air defenses, which have partly survived despite weeks of Russian airstrikes and shelling.
The Pentagon is aware that Russia has stated that as a goal, but U.S. defense officials said they have not seen it follow through.
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Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the international airport on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but there is “no evidence” suggesting that it destroyed an S-300 air defense system, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday.
The strike Sunday destroyed infrastructure at the airport, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the Pentagon.
Russian officials said they used Kalibr cruise missiles to carry out the strike on a hangar on the outskirts of Dnipro.
Russian officials have said they plan to invigorate their campaign to take out Ukrainian air defenses, which have partly survived despite weeks of Russian airstrikes and shelling.
The Pentagon is aware that Russia has stated that as a goal, but U.S. defense officials said they have not seen it follow through.
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