EXTRAORDINARY ONLINE Russians reportedly plan to attack Kiev: Further peace talks are to take place – Topky.sk

Live from Kiev

6:47 There have been several protests in Britain in support of Ukraine.

6:45 Russian army will stop firing today and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities at 8:00 CET, including Kiev, to allow the departure of civilians. The AFP agency informed about it.

6:40 British volunteers came to Ukraine. Most of them are former soldiers.

6:16 Russia allegedly recruits Syrian mercenaries to war in Ukrainewho have experience in fighting in cities. Referring to US officials, The Wall Street Journal wrote on Sunday.

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The bombing of Kiev.
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Ukrainian commanders have warned that the Russian army is regrouping its troops. However, the British Ministry of Defense believes that Russian forces have made minimal territorial gains in Ukraine in the last 48 hours, while their troops have encountered stiff resistance and faced weak logistical support.

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The bombing of Kiev.
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6:10 The United States does not anticipate an imminent Russian amphibious assault on Odessa or its environs. A spokesman for the US Department of Defense, who spoke on condition of anonymity, estimated that Russia had fired about 600 missiles since the beginning of the invasion and deployed about 95 percent of the pre-prepared combat forces to Ukraine.

6:09 Britain will provide another $ 100 million (€ 91.5 million) to help Ukraine. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced this on Sunday.

6:06 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Western leaders on Sunday for failing to respond to a statement by Russia’s Defense Ministrythat will hit the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. He also called for tougher sanctions against Moscow. The AP and Sky News station informed about it.

“Russia tomorrow officially announced the shelling of our territory. Our companies of the defense complex,” Zelensky said in a speech to CNN. “Thousands of people work there. Hundreds of thousands live nearby … This is murder. Intentional murder,” stated.

6:04 An oil depot is burning in Luhansk.

6:01 Russian troops intensified their rocket and artillery attacks on some Ukrainian cities late Sunday night. This was announced by Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenský.

“The last wave of missile attacks came after dark,” he said in a Ukrainian television broadcast. The suburbs of the capital Kiev, the cities of Chernihiv, Mykolaiv and Kharkov were exposed to heavy shelling.

6:00 More than a million refugees have come to Poland since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Polish border guard informed about it on Sunday.

05:55 The city of Mariupol, which is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, has still failed to evacuate. The Russian army also fired at civilians who wanted to leave.

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05:50 According to Nexta, Russia is preparing to disconnect from the network and has begun active preparations to disconnect from the global Internet. By March 11 at the latest, all servers and domains must be transferred to the Russian zone.

05:45 Further peace talks should take place today.

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Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia
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12 days of war

The Russian army attacked Ukraine on February 24. However, she probably did not expect the resistance that the Ukrainians developed. The loss of life is on both sides. Although Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Russians are only attacking military targets, bombed-out cities, wounded and dead civilians indicate otherwise.

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Mariupol, which is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, has tried to evacuate twice. It was supposed to happen under the auspices of the Red Cross, but even that did not work. Deputy Mayor Serhei Orlov told the BBC that a humanitarian ceasefire to evacuate civilians from the city did not last more than 30 minutes on Saturday. However, while the Ukrainians claim that the ceasefire was violated by Russian troops, Moscow declared that “the population of these cities is being used as a living shield by nationalist formations.” The city failed to evacuate even on Sunday, the Russian army fired on civilians.

France sends iodine tablets

France is sending medical aid to Ukraine, including iodine tablets, which help protect people from the effects of radiation, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

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He confirmed the words of the French ambassador to Ukraine, Étienne de Poncins, who previously informed in an interview with BFM television that 2.5 million iodine tablets will be part of the medical aid shipment to Ukraine. These could serve as prophylaxis in the event of an accident at a nuclear facility.