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Ukraine braces for all-out Russian assault in the east as war enters sixth week

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his nation Thursday of a buildup of Russian troops in the east and of more bloodshed to come as he and Western officials continued to cast doubt on Moscow’s pronouncements of a partial military pullback around Kyiv, the capital.

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Ukraine braces for all-out Russian assault in the east as war enters sixth week

LVIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his compatriots Thursday of a buildup of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine and of more bloodshed to come as he and Western officials continued to cast doubt on Moscow’s pronouncements of a partial military pullback around the capital of Kyiv.

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White House says the US has evidence that the war against Ukraine has been ‘a strategic disaster’ – as it happened

Germany, France and the UK reject Russia’s demand to pay for gas in roubles; Kremlin announces further sanctions for EU leaders

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Ukraine braces for all-out Russian assault in the east as war enters sixth week

Los Angeles Times

Russian troops abducting newborns and taking them to Kremlin-held territory

Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denisova claims more than 70 mums and their newborns, as well as doctors, have been snatched from Mariupol by invading troops

Daily Mirror

Aid convoy nears besieged Mariupol but needs guarantees - Red Cross

A convoy of buses set out for the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday to try to deliver humanitarian supplies and bring out civilians, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk and the Red Cross said.

Reuters

Amid new Russian attacks near Kyiv, White House says Putin misled by aides

LVIV, Ukraine — A day after Russia said it would “drastically” reduce attacks on strategic northern cities in its war against Ukraine, those regions came under fresh bombardment Wednesday, deepening Ukrainian and Western officials’ skepticism over any easing of the offensive.

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Attacks hit Ukraine’s north despite Russian pledges to scale back

LVIV, Ukraine — A day after Russia said it would “drastically” reduce attacks on strategic northern cities in its war against Ukraine, reports of missiles hitting those regions overnight emerged Wednesday as Ukrainian and Western officials remained skeptical of any easing of the offensive.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine demands Russia withdraw from Chernobyl area, says ammunition could explode

Ukraine's armed forces say there is a danger of ammunition exploding at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station and that Russian forces occupying the plant must pull out of the area, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine aims to open three safe corridors, including for private cars from Mariupol

Ukraine hopes to open three humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from besieged towns and cities on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

Reuters

Zelenskyy holds out possibility of Ukrainian ‘neutrality’ as Russian assaults continue

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian and Ukrainian officials began arriving in Turkey on Monday for a new round of talks as their countries battled well into a fifth week of war, with missiles raining down outside several cities Monday morning, including the capital of Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv.

Los Angeles Times

Kremlin disrespecting families as it stalls return of own dead, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president criticises Russian authorities for not agreeing on scheme to have remains sent home

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy holds out possibility of Ukrainian ‘neutrality’ as assaults continue

Los Angeles Times

Russian forces ‘militarising’ Chernobyl ‘could pose new radiation threat to Europe’, says Ukrainian deputy PM

Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk accuses Putin’s forces of ‘irresponsible’ acts at the plant

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Reuters

Ukraine announces no new humanitarian corridors, fears Russian 'provocations'

Ukraine has no plans to open any humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from besieged cities on Monday because of intelligence reports warning of possible Russian "provocations" along the routes, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

Daily Mirror

Chernobyl radiation spike poses threat to ‘millions’ as Russian bombs fuel wildfires

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the use of old volatile weapons in the Chernobyl exclusion zone further risk of damage

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Fires in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

New fires have broken out in the exclusion zone around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is occupied by Russian forces, according to Ukrainian authorities. "Significant fires have started in the exclusion zone, which can have very serious consequences," Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram late Sunday.…

Daily Mirror

Ukraine says Russian forces 'militarising' near Chernobyl pose new radiation threat

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has said Russian forces were "militarising" the exclusion zone around Chernobyl, site of the world's worst civil nuclear accident in 1986

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The Independent UK

Russian occupation of Chernobyl could send radiation across Europe, warns deputy Ukrainian PM

Iryna Vereshchuk also urges UN Security Council to take immediate steps to demilitarise zone

Bangkok Post

Ukraine insists on territorial integrity as talks to continue

LVIV, Ukraine: With peace talks between Russia and Ukraine set for Turkey this week, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy insisted on the territorial integrity of his country after earlier suggesting he was ready for a compromise.

Reuters

Ukraine says Russian forces near Chernobyl could pose new radiation threat

A senior Ukrainian official accused Russia on Sunday of "irresponsible" acts around the occupied Chernobyl power station that could send radiation across much of Europe, and urged the United Nations to dispatch a mission to assess the risks.

ABC News

Ukraine-Russia war updates: 'Humanitarian catastrophe' imminent in Mariupol as mayor calls for complete evacuation of city

The mayor of Mariupol says 160,000 civilians remain trapped, calling for the city's complete evacuation.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden defends Putin remarks

Ukraine news from March 28: Joe Biden refuses to backtrack after saying Vladimir Putin ‘cannot remain in power’.

The Guardian - UK

UN refugee agency criticised over response to Ukraine war

Major humanitarian bodies appeared ‘disoriented’ by Russian invasion, says Ukraine’s deputy PM

Reuters

Ukraine says two evacuation corridors agreed for Sunday, including from Mariupol

Ukraine and Russia have agreed two 'humanitarian corridors' to evacuate civilians from frontline areas on Sunday, including allowing people to leave by private car from the southern city of Mariupol, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

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