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Ukraine: Bloodshed in civilian convoys denounced by Kyiv – Russian tanks in eastern Mariupol

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Ukraine’s military intelligence service has accused the Russians of shedding blood on a convoy of civilians trying to flee a village on the outskirts of Kiev as Moscow warns that it may be targeting Western military aid. The situation in Mariupol is dramatic, where the Russian military forces have occupied the eastern suburbs, while the siege is tightening from the northwest of Kiev.

Particularly, Russian attack on civilian convoys on the outskirts of Kiev resulted in the death of 7 peopleamong them a child, as announced by the Ukrainian Military Intelligence Service.

According to the agency, Russian fire hit a motorcade that removed women and children from the village of Peremocha in the Kiev region.

“The Russians fired on a convoy of women and children on the outskirts of Kiev as they tried to leave the area via a pre-approved corridor. The report of this brutal act of energy is 7 dead. Facebook post.

“After the attack, the occupiers forced the rest of the convoy to return to Peremoha and did not allow the civilians to leave the village,” the Intelligence Service continued, adding that the total number of wounded was unknown.

“The protection of civilians in armed conflict is governed by international humanitarian law,” he said, adding that “deliberate attacks are tantamount to war crimes.”

It is noted that the United Nations has so far recorded 579 deaths and 1,0002 injuries since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Among the victims are 42 children. The number of injured minors is 54.

The Russians are targeting the arms shipments of the West

Moscow has warned the United States against sending weapons to Ukraine, with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov saying foreign military convoys could be “legitimate targets.”

According to CNN, Mr. Ryabkov said that “we have warned the United States that supplying weapons to Ukraine from a number of countries orchestrated by them is not just a dangerous move, but it is precisely these actions that are turning these convoys into legitimate objectives “.

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced today that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is rapidly deteriorating and that it is “catastrophic” in some cities. blaming the Ukrainian fighters for thisthe RIA news agency reported.

“Unfortunately, the situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate rapidly and, in some cities, has reached catastrophic proportions,” said General Mikhail Mizinchov, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, quoted by Russian news agencies.

The siege is tightening northwest of Kiev

At the same time, attacks on Kyiv are intensifying, with fierce fighting in the northwest of the Ukrainian capital, as reports indicate that the bulk of Russian forces are now just 25 km from the city.

A large Russian military phalanx has been partially dispersed north of Kiev, according to British intelligence.

Ukraine: Bloodshed in civilian convoys denounced by Kyiv - Russian tanks in eastern Mariupol

The governor of the Kiev region, according to Reuters, said that the strikes and threats of airstrikes continue during the evacuation efforts of the city. The governor of Donetsk spoke about a similar situation.

“Humanitarian aid is moving to Mariupol, we will inform you about the progress of the mission. The situation is complicated, there are constant bombings,” Donetsk governor Pavlo Kyrylenko told local media. “The situation is extremely difficult.”

The Russians occupied eastern Mariupol

The Ukrainian army said on Saturday that Russian forces had occupied the eastern suburbs of Mariupol, stepping up armed pressure on the strategic port. The occupation of Mariupol and other ports in the Sea of ​​Azov could allow Russia to build a land corridor to Crimea, which it occupied from Ukraine in 2014.

Russian tanks with the well-known “Z” on the side are now moving on main roads, on the outskirts of Mariupol. An Associated Press reporter saw tanks open fire on a nine-story apartment building and was among a group of doctors who came under fire on Friday.

Video on Twitter shows shells exploding as they hit an apartment building in Mariupol and a large fire breaks out.

Satellite images taken this morning show extensive damage to urban infrastructure and apartment buildings across Mariupol.

Maxar Technologies announced that fires are seen in the western part of the Black Sea port city and dozens of high-rise apartment buildings have been severely damaged. Reuters could not independently verify the photos.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said today that Mariupol was under siege by Russian forces who had invaded his country, but that the city was still under Ukrainian control.

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Volnovacha was leveled

The city of Volnovacha, In eastern Ukraine, it has been completely destroyed since the Russian invasion, but fighting continues there to prevent Russian forces from encircling it, Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kirilenko said today.

Hits near Odessa, in Kharkiv, Donbass, Vasilkiv

The port city of Nikolaev, located in southern Ukraine, near Odessa, was pounded Friday night through Saturday, with the bombings hitting, among others, a cancer care center and one ophthalmology hospitalbroadcast a journalist of the French Agency.

At the time of the strikes, no patient, not even a health professional, was at the cancer center. However, there were patients in the ophthalmology hospital, the number of whom has not been clarified.

One glass hosting civilians, including Turks, was bombed in Mariupol, where thousands of people have been besieged for days, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced today.

Ukraine expects a new wave of attacks on it Kharkov and his Donbass following the slowdown in the Russian offensive, Oleski Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, said on Saturday.

Russian rocket attacks also destroyed a Ukrainian air base near the city Vasilkiv in the Kiev region on Saturday morning, Interfax Ukraine reported, citing the local mayor, according to Reuters.

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Zelensky: More than 12,000 Russian soldiers killed

According to what Volodymyr Zelenseki said in a video message, in total 7,144 civilians were evacuated from the war zones, number that is significantly lower compared to the previous two 24 hours.

THE Zelensky blamed her Russia that refuses to allow civilians to flee Mariupol and other besieged Ukrainian citiesassuring that Kyiv will try again today to send food and medicine to these areas.

He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture and that his confession had been obtained through torture.

According to the President of Ukraine, More than 12,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began in his country. Thousands more have been injured, captured or surrendered, he added.

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Russian YPAM: The attack continues on a wide front

Meanwhile, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced that Russian troops had destroyed 3,491 Ukrainian military infrastructures so far.

“Russian forces” continue to attack Ukraine on a wide front, “Konashenkov said.

Source: Capital

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