In the Ukraine war, the number of victims continues to rise – both on the part of Russia and among the Ukrainian civilian population. The news ticker.
- The war of aggression on the Ukraine* designed for Russia* increasingly difficult. president Wladimir Putin* therefore apparently leaves the big cities Kyiv* and shell Mariupol.
- The number of civilians living in Ukraine war* give their lives increases sharply.
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+++ 9.45 p.m.: Russia is said to be abducting people from Ukraine, according to the allegation from Kyiv. According to the allegations, Vladimir Putin’s army is to abduct fleeing people to Russia, reports the dpa.
Women, children, old people are searched, their Ukrainian documents and phones are confiscated and they are sent to Russian areas near the border.
The Human Rights Commissioner wrote on Facebook that the people on the border with Russia would be housed in camps. Afterwards, the people are to be “relocated” to Russia, according to Denisova. However, this cannot be confirmed independently at the moment. Russia keeps saying that people are already waiting for the “evacuation” to Russia. This means above all people from the besieged cities, such as Mariupol. Kyiv denies the Russian reports.
War in Ukraine: “Extremely powerful bombs” attack on Mariupol
+++ 8.40 p.m.: The dramatic situation in Mariupol is probably getting worse and worse. The port city besieged by Russia was attacked on Tuesday (March 22, 2022) with “extremely powerful bombs”, as reported by the afp, citing Ukrainian authorities. The bombs were detonated when an evacuation operation was supposed to start, the statement said.
It’s clear that the besiegers don’t care about the city, they want to wipe it out, reduce it to ashes.
Due to the siege of Russia, around 200,000 people are still trapped in the city. People who managed to escape from the city report of a “freezing hellscape full of corpses and destroyed buildings”. Thousands would continue to persevere in underground spaces – without water, food, electricity and communication options.
War in Ukraine: Drone attack on Kyiv – strong resistance from Ukrainians
+++ 7 p.m.: Russia continues to struggle with logistical problems in the Ukraine war. According to the Pentagon, there are problems not only with fuel, food and communications, but also with equipment.
“We have received indications that some soldiers actually suffered frostbite and were withdrawn from combat,” a senior Defense Department official said USA*on Tuesday (03/22/2022) with the dpa. The Pentagon representative attributed the continuing difficulties in Vladimir Putin’s army to a lack of planning. But Ukraine’s strong resistance would also thwart Russia’s plans.
Difficulties in the Ukraine war: Russia’s navy also hit by fuel problems
Meanwhile, the Navy of Russia is also affected by the fuel problems. “They worry about their continued ability to fuel their ships.”
In front of Mariupol, Russia has now assembled seven ships to shell the city from there. The Pentagon representative again raised serious allegations against the Russian armed forces. Clear evidence was seen that the Russians had deliberately attacked civilians over the past week, he said.
Ukraine war in Kyiv: Drone attacks institute in the capital
+++ 6.25 p.m.: There has been an attack on the Institute for Superhard Materials in Kyiv. At least one man was killed, according to the afp news agency. According to the report, journalists from the agency observed how a body was taken out of the building hit on Tuesday (March 22, 2022). The secret service of Ukraine spoke of three deaths. The building is located in the north-west of Kyiv. The institute there is part of the National Academy of Sciences.
The dead man was wearing a military uniform, report the local journalists. Meanwhile, a representative of the Ukrainian secret service emphasized that the institute was a civilian facility. He further stated that a Russian drone dropped a bomb on the building. According to the information, two other drones were eliminated by the Ukrainian armed forces.
+++ 4 p.m.: The US and NATO believe Belarus may “soon” join Russia in its war against Ukraine. US and NATO officials told CNN. The country is said to have already taken appropriate steps. It is increasingly “probable” that Belarus will enter the conflict, a NATO military official said on Monday (March 21, 2022). “Putin needs support. Anything would help,” the statement said.
CNN quotes a Belarusian opposition source as saying that Belarusian combat units are ready to go to Ukraine in the next few days. According to this source, this will have less military than geopolitical implications, since another country would enter the war. A senior NATO intelligence official said the alliance understands the Belarusian government is “preparing the environment to justify a Belarusian offensive against Ukraine.”
War in Ukraine: Many civilians among the victims
+++ 2.25 p.m.: At least 2,510 civilians have been injured or killed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, according to the United Nations. The violence killed 953 people and injured 1,557 others, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in Geneva on Tuesday.
According to the information, 78 children were among the dead, and 105 girls and boys were injured. According to the High Commissioner, the information on civilian casualties relates to the period from the start of the Russian invasion on February 24 to Monday night. The actual number of civilians killed and injured is likely to be much higher, it said.
Most civilians were killed or injured when fired from explosive weapons – such as artillery and rocket launchers – from a wide radius. In addition, civilians were hit in airstrikes. According to the High Commissioner, the intentional shelling of residential areas and civilians is a war crime.
War in Ukraine: Zelenskyi adviser warns Russia of ‘suicide’
+++ 2 p.m.: According to the Ukrainian government, the fighting against Russian troops could end within two to three weeks. This was stated by Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Ukrainian TV. He stressed that Russia’s main target is the capital, Kyiv. However, according to Arestovych, the attempt to take the city would be tantamount to “suicide”. The Ukrainian armed forces in Kyiv have been preparing for the invasion of the Russian army for weeks. Among other things, weapons were distributed to the population.
+++ 1.12 p.m.: According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at least 117 children have already been killed in the Ukraine war. Selenskyj said on Tuesday in a video link in front of the Italian Parliament. “But 117 will not be the last number,” he warned in the broadcast to the deputies of the two chambers in Rome, to which he was connected from Kyiv. Referring to the Russian troops, he added: “They don’t stop killing.”
+++ 10.30 a.m.: According to its own statements, the Russian army reports a further advance in eastern Ukraine. Fighters from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic have advanced a further four kilometers into Ukrainian territory, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in Moscow on Tuesday. Fighting for the capture of three villages near the city of Donetsk. Southwest of that, the village of Uroshajne was taken. However, this information cannot be independently verified.
According to information from Moscow, the fighters in the Luhansk region have gained control of at least three other settlements. More than 40 Ukrainian soldiers and military vehicles were “destroyed” in the fighting, Konashenkov said.
War in Ukraine: Zelenskyj wants to negotiate with Putin over Crimea
+++ 9.30 a.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again called on the Russian head of state Vladimir Putin for direct negotiations. At a meeting with Putin, Zelenskyy said in an interview on Monday evening that he was ready to talk about the status of Crimea annexed by Russia and the separatist areas in the Donbass.
Meanwhile, the Russian army continued its attacks on numerous cities in Ukraine. Cities from which airstrikes were reported include the capital Kyiv, the second-largest city Kharkiv in the east, the port cities of Mariupol and Odessa, and Mykolaiv in the south.
War in Ukraine: 300 Russian flights within 24 hours – flight alarm in Odessa
+++ 08.00 a.m.: Flight alarms are currently sounding in almost all regions of Ukraine. This is reported by the news portal The Kyiv Independent. Accordingly, sirens are said to have been activated in the regions of Sumy, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Transcarpathia, Chernivtsi, Dnepropetrovsk, Rivne, Volhynia, Cherkassy, Khmelnytskyi and Odessa.
At the same time, it is said that Russia carried out 300 aircraft sorties over Ukraine within 24 hours. A senior US official says that while the frequency of military aircraft deployments by Russia has increased, Russia has still not achieved air supremacy.
War in Ukraine: Zelenskyj calls for resistance against Russia
Update from Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:20 a.m.: US President Joe Biden has warned of a possible Russian attack with chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine. The Russians would “claim that Ukraine has biological and chemical weapons,” Biden said in Washington on Monday. This is “a clear sign” that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “considering the use of both weapons”. Biden warned Putin against a “strong” response from NATO.
First report from Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 6:20 a.m.: In a video message to all Ukrainians, Head of State Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on his compatriots to resist and persevere. With a view to the current negotiations with the Russian side, he hinted that any agreement with the opponent would have to be submitted to the Ukrainian people for a referendum. (kas/sne/jey/nc/lm with dpa/AFP) *fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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