Ukraine, Zelensky: “The bombing of Kharkiv is a terrorist action”

«Launching a rocket in the central square of Kharkiv was a real terrorist action. Thus, Russia has become a terrorist state. It is a war crime ». The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, commented on the attacks on Kharkiv. «Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget »And the defense of the capital Kiev is the« priority »for Ukraine.

Draghi: “We can’t look the other way”

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia marks a decisive turning point in European history ”. Prime Minister Mario Draghi, in the Senate and in the House, explained why it is necessary and urgent a second and “very difficult” decree in support of Ukraine, which derogates from Law 185 of 1990 on the export of arms. “We can’t turn away.” And again: “The heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people, of their President Zelensky, put us in front of a new reality and oblige us to make choices that were unthinkable until a few months ago”.

In Italy, the “state of humanitarian emergency” which will last until 31 December “It has the sole purpose of ensuring maximum aid from Italy to Ukraine. It is a commitment of solidarity, which will have no consequences for Italians, and which does not change the decision to end the state of emergency for Covid-19 on 31 March ».

In Ukraine there are about 2,300 Italians, of which over 1,600 are residents. «Starting from February 24, following the attacks by the Russian side, on fellow countrymen still present in the Ukrainian capital and its surroundings we recommended using the means still available, including trains, to leave the city, at times when there is no curfew. In these hours there is no curfew, but the situation could change as a result of the progress of military operations “.

Missiles destroy Kharkiv

This is the sixth day of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Yesterday the talks between Moscow and Kiev began in Gomel, and the new meeting between the delegationsbut in the meantime the fighting continues at an increasingly rapid pace.

Last night Kiev and other cities were hit by missile raids and explosions and, at the gates of the Ukrainian capital, there is a 60 kilometer long column of Russian military vehicles. The military column is made up of armored vehicles, tanks, artillery pieces and other logistics vehicles. The convoy extends from Antonov Air Base north of Pribyrsk. The capital is under “non-stop” attack by Russian troops and, as the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko, explained to CNN, the city could resist “for a long time”.

Source: Vanity Fair

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