Several days after the fighting, Russia announced that it had taken over the city of Mariupol, around the Azovstel industrial complex where Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were hiding. On the same day, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zhelensky, addressed the Portuguese parliament, where he called for further assistance, recalling April 25: “You are well aware of how we feel.” Thursday Highlights:
– Russia has announced that it is now controlling Mariupol, a strategic city in eastern Ukraine that has in recent days rejected final warnings of surrender. Putin decided to cancel the order to attack the Azovstal industrial complex, the stronghold of Ukrainian security in Mariupol, because the attack would cause many deaths. Instead, he maintained the siege “so that not even a fly could escape.” For its part, Kiev promised that Russian forces would be “physically incapable” of capturing Azovstal, where Ukrainian civilians and soldiers were hiding. US President Joe Biden has said there is no evidence to support the Russian allegations. Read more here.
– Mayor Mariupol blamed Russia By burying the bodies of civilians killed in the bombings in mass graves, they cover up evidence of their “barbaric” war crimes. According to Vadim Poichenko, Russian trucks pick up bodies from the streets of the port city and transport them to the nearby village of Manhush. They are then thrown into a mass grave near an old cemetery.
– Only four buses with the public were able to leave Mariupol after several failed attempts. Three came to Japorjia. About 120,000 people are still stranded in the port city.
– Volodymyr Zhelensky Spoke by video in the Portuguese parliament It also called for military support, arms and strengthening sanctions, including a Portuguese boycott of Russian companies and ships. Ukrainian He compared the war in his country to April 25: “Your people will soon be celebrating the anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. They know very well how we feel.”
– The bodies of nine civilians were found in Borodianka, near Kiev, showing some “signs of torture.” In addition, more than 1,000 civilian bodies are currently in morgue in the Ukrainian capital.
– The Prime Ministers of Spain and Denmark visited Kiev. Spain’s Pedro Sánchez has announced that Spain has sent 200 tons of military equipment to Ukraine, including heavy transport vehicles and ammunition. Danish Mete Frederickson has announced that the country will increase its arms contribution to Ukraine by 600 million Danish kroner (approximately 80 million euros).
– Announced by the United States இராணுவ 735 million in military aid and 60 460 million in economic aid. The country, led by Joe Biden, will allow U.S. citizens, organizations and organizations to “sponsor” the reception of Ukrainians in a program aimed at banning Russian-linked ships from US ports and accelerating Biden’s commitment to welcome 100,000 people.
– The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, spoke by telephone with Zhelensky, arguing for an “exit through negotiations” to the conflict, and addressing the dependence of Africans on food raw materials from Eastern Europe.
– Verkhovna Rada, approved by the Parliament of Ukraine Extension of martial law in the country for another 30 days.
– Ten soldiers and nine civilians were released during the exchange of new prisoners with Russia. The number of Russians sent to Moscow has not been released.
– Russia has not yet responded to a request by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to meet with Moscow officials on the situation in Ukraine. “These requests are coming from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At present there is no response,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
– Russia will close Latvian embassies in St. Petersburg and Pisco, as well as the Estonian embassy in the same cities and Lithuania. The Putin-led country added 29 new US citizens to its “block list”, including US Vice President Kamala Harris and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
– The Estonian and Latvian parliaments recognized Russia’s actions in Ukraine as “genocidal.”
– Announced by the Russian Minister of Education, next school year, Russian schools will take classes to explain the objectives of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
– More than 600,000 Ukrainians were internally displaced in Ukraine in the first two weeks of April due to the conflict with Russia. Brought the total number of displaced to over 7.7 millionAnnounced by the UN.
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