Invaders once again thwart evacuation of civilians from Mariupol
Invaders once again thwart evacuation of civilians from Mariupol
08 March 2022
Invaders once again thwart evacuation of civilians from Mariupol
Russian invaders have again disrupted the evacuation of civilian residents from Mariupiol, a strategic port city on the Sea of Azov, opening fire in the direction of the humanitarian corridor.
Ukraine has called on Russia to immediately agree on humanitarian corridors for Kyiv, Kharkiv, the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions, as well as Volnovakha and Mariupol.
The Ukrainian people are not giving up in the war with Russia, and those who repeated that "we are one people" certainly did not expect such a strong rebuff on the part of Ukrainians.
07 March 2022
Mariupol town, Donetsk region, is cut off from electricity, heat, water supply, and communication.
The Ukrainian military is defending Mariupol from the Russian military, having destroyed an entire company of tanks, six armored fighting vehicles and about 40 invaders.
Russian troops have not advanced on any section of the front over the past 24 hours.
As of 12:00 on March 7, the Russian invaders continue the offensive operation against Ukraine, stepping up main efforts on encircling Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mariupol, and Mykolaiv.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk has stated that Ukraine demands that the Russian Federation open opportunities for humanitarian corridors and stop manipulating the lives of civilians.
All remaining members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission are now leaving Ukraine.
Russia has already fired 600 missiles since the invasion of Ukraine.
According to British intelligence, over the weekend, Russian troops made minimal progress on the ground and failed to achieve their goals.
On March 6, the OSCE SMM hub was damaged in shelling and two vehicles were set on fire in Mariupol, Donetsk region.
The city of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, was liberated by the Ukrainian military.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the people through the Global Citizen platform to promote the decision to protect the Ukrainian sky from Russian attacks, civilians from bombing, and Ukrainian cities from destruction.
President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded a special title of hero cities to the populated localities that have shown extraordinary courage in resisting the Russian aggressor.
The audacity of the aggressor is a clear signal that sanctions against Russia are not enough
06 March 2022
The second attempt to evacuate people from Mariupol failed today as the Russian troops started to regroup their forces and began shelling the city heavily.
Attempt to evacuate people from Mariupol fails
The Russian troops continue to fire upon Mariupol, in particular, the residential district Skhidnyi is being shelled by a TOS-1 heavy flamethrower system.
Thirty-eight children have been killed and 71 more have been injured since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Today is the 11th day of Ukraine’s heroic resistance to the Russian military invasion. The Ukrainian Security and Defense Forces have been fighting fierce battles, holding their ground in the designated areas.
Last night, Russian troops continued to shell Kharkiv, Mariupol, and Okhtyrka, as well as loot Trostianets.
Russian invaders capture whole city – Mariupol mayor
The task of the Russian troops is not to liberate Mariupol but to "break the corridor" from Russia to occupied Crimea at any cost, capturing the city of about 400,000 residents.
05 March 2022
The Russian military continue to ignore the rules of international humanitarian law, opening fire instead of allowing for a green corridor.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine asks the international community to urgently call on Moscow to order the Russian troops to cease fire and open humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of the residents of Mariupol and Volnovakha.
Violating the agreements reached, the armed forces of the Russian Federation continue to launch missile and bomb strikes on Mariupol, Volnovakha, and other Ukrainian cities, which makes it impossible to open humanitarian corridors for the safe evacuation of civilians and delivery of medicines and food.
Russian occupying forces have resorted to open tactics of terror, firing at civilians and critical infrastructure.
Russian troops began shelling Volnovakha with heavy weapons, despite an agreed ceasefire regime for the passage of humanitarian goods.