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8:25 “Nearly 500 civilians” already evacuated from Mariupol, the operation continues according to the Ukrainian presidencyAccording to the Ukrainian presidency “Nearly 500 civilians” have already been evacuated from Mariupol, and the operation continues. As a reminder, the mayor of Mariupol mentioned on our antenna the presence of around 200 civilians on the spot. 4:10 “Every opportunity must be seized to achieve peace”, at the UN, the Ukrainian ambassador pleads the end of the conflictThe UN and several countries on Thursday called for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, with little mention of a revival of their apparently stalled peace talks. “The invasion of Ukraine by the Russia is a violation of its territorial integrity and of the Charter of the United Nations”, repeated the Secretary General of the Organization, Antonio Guterres, during a meeting of the Security Council organized by Washington. “This must stop for the good of the Ukrainian people, Russian people and the whole world,” he added. “Every opportunity must be taken to achieve peace,” said Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya.4 :08Pentagon denies helping to target Russian generalsThe US Department of Defense on Thursday denied providing intelligence that Ukrainian forces were targeting senior Russians near the front, as The New York Times claimedIt is correct that the United States transmits elements of information to kyiv “in order to help the Ukrainians to defend their country”, declared John Kirby, the spokesman of the Pentagon. But, he added, “we do not provide information on the whereabouts of senior military commanders on the battlefield, nor do we participate in targeting decisions made by the Ukrainian military.”4:08Le Russian oligarch’s yacht seized in Fiji at US requestFiji authorities have seized, at the request of the United States, a superyacht suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch under war-related sanctions in Ukraine, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Washington, Suleiman Kerimov made his fortune through his stakes in major Russian energy and financial companies, including Gazprom and Sberbank. 2022