Ukrainian military inflicted ‘devastating blows’ on Russian forces, General Staff says
In a Facebook post, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said Ukrianian forces have successfully pushed back on Russian aggressors.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted devastating blows on the rear infrastructure (field bases and warehouses) in order to disrupt the system of logistical support of the enemy in the territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the occupiers,” it said.
The General Staff added: “The moral and psychological state of the enemy remains low, which leads to the refusal of servicemen of the [Russian] Armed Forces to carry out the orders of the command.”
And, “Keep calm! Let’s win together! Glory to Ukraine!”
Firefighters have responded to an apartment fire in Kyiv after Russian shelling sparks flame
Ukraine: We destroyed the ‘invincibility’ myth of Russia’s Armed Forces
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
“We destroyed the myth about ‘invincibility’ of the Russian Armed Forces.”
“They have been expecting to conquer us in 48 hours. The stocks of food, fuel and ammunition were targeted for maximum 3 days. Nevertheless we have stopped them and disrupted their usurpation plans.”
Putin brings brutal war to Ukrainian capital’s doorstep
Red Cross says ceasefire needed in Mariupol as crisis worsens
“We call on all parties involved in the fighting to place humanitarian imperatives first. People in Mariupol have endured a weeks-long life-and-death nightmare. This needs to stop now. Their safety and their access to food, water and shelter must be guaranteed,” said Peter Maurer, International Committee of the Red Cross’s president.
“The sound of warfare is constant. Buildings are struck, and shrapnel flies everywhere. This is the situation every person in the city faces,” added ICRC’s operational leader in Mariupol, Sasha Volkov.
Thirty-five dead in airbase attack
Ukrainian authorities reported Sunday that the death toll following a Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian airbase rose to 35 dead and 134 wounded. Located in the Lviv Oblast, the airbase is only 13 miles from Poland’s border.
American journalist killed by Russian forces near Kyiv was working for Time magazine
Brent Renaud, an American journalist who was killed by Russian forces near Kyiv on Sunday, was working on a TIME Studios project about the global refugee crisis, the magazine confirmed.”
We are devastated by the loss of Brent Renaud. As an award-winning filmmaker and journalist, Brent tackled the toughest stories around the world often alongside his brother Craig Renaud,” executives from the magazine said in a statement on Sunday. “It is essential that journalists are able to safely cover this ongoing invasion and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.”
Zelenskyy pushing for meeting with Putin as Ukrainian and Russian officials negotiate
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his side is pushing for a meeting between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin during ongoing negotiations.”
Representatives of our countries’ delegations speak in video format every day. Our delegation has a clear task – to do everything to ensure a meeting of the presidents. The meeting that I am sure people are waiting for,” Zelenskyy said in a video posted to his Facebook page Sunday evening.
On Saturday, Zelenskyy said he would meet with Putin in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Moscow to meet with Putin earlier this week and has been trying to mediate and end to the war.
Russia requested military assistance from China before Ukraine invasion
Russia has asked China for military and economic assistance in its war against Ukraine, Fox News has confirmed.
The request for military equipment came after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
The news comes as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan prepares to meet with Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday.
Chinese leaders have so far refused to criticize Putin for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticized economic sanctions from the West.
China abstained in multiple United Nations votes to censure Russia.
Despite predictions by some officials that Russian forces could take Kyiv could fall within 72 hours of an invasion, the Ukrainians have been able to defend their capital city and and stall the Russian offensive.
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