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11:07 – The International Court of Justice began hearing Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia on Monday that it had committed genocide in two unrecognized republics on its territory. Kiev is asking a UN court to order Russia immediately to suspend military operations in Ukraine. The Russian Federation boycotted the hearing. She did not send any representatives to The Hague. AFP and Reuters reported.

“The court regretted Russia’s decision not to attend the (hearing),” Judge Joan Donoghue, President-in-Office, said at the start of the trial.

A spokesman for the Russian embassy in the Netherlands did not respond to a request for a statement to the media.

The case focuses on the interpretation of the 1948 Treaty on the Prevention of Genocide, signed by both countries. The agreement designates MSD as an arbitrator for resolving disputes between the signatories of this document, Reuters recalled. (tasr)

10:32 – In the last 24 hours, the Russians killed 8 people in Kharkov, a total of 21 buildings were under heavy fire from the Russian air force, according to local police, which also published several footage of the bombed buildings. At least 200 people have been rescued, but the authorities also admit other victims, he writes CNN.

Nine people were killed in Sunday’s rocket attack on the airport in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, 200 kilometers southwest of the capital Kiev, the AFP agency reported on Monday, referring to the Ukrainian rescue services.

9:51 – Russia says it will allow the opening of humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities this morning, but they should not lead to the west, but to the east. BBC informs about it by referring to the state media.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the armistice will take place from 10:00 Moscow time, with evacuation routes defined in the capital Kiev, as well as in Kharkov, Mariupol and Sumy. The Russians also shelled all these cities at night. The Kremlin has twice prevented the evacuation of civilians and opened fire, killing dozens of people, including children.

Ukraine called Monday’s Russian proposal for humanitarian corridors leading to Belarus or Russia completely immoral, the BBC reported.
Ukrainian citizens should be allowed to leave their homes through Ukrainian territory, said a spokesman for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenský.

9:25 – The American company Netflix announced on Sunday that it is suspending its service in the Russian Federation. It adds to the long list of companies that are suspending their activities due to Vladimir Putin’s aggression.

“Due to local circumstances, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia. ” Netflix spokeswoman Emily Feingold said in a statement for the Variety portal.

The decision came two days after the streaming service said it would stop all future projects in Russia, including film and series acquisitions. (tasr)

8:55 – The Anonymous hacking team broke into the Russian streaming service and many watched TV channels, on which it broadcast footage from war-ravaged Ukraine.

The hacking collective #Anonymous hacked into the Russian streaming services Wink and Ivi (like Netflix) and live TV channels Russia 24, Channel One, Moscow 24 to broadcast war footage from Ukraine [today] pic.twitter.com/hzqcXT1xRU

– Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) March 6, 2022

8:01 – Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters experienced in fighting in urban areas to engage in the war in Ukraine. The American daily reported on Sunday The Wall Street Journal with reference to unnamed sources. In recent days, Moscow has recruited fighters from Syria in hopes of helping the conquest of Kiev, four US officials told the daily, according to the AFP agency.

Russia entered the Syrian civil war in 2015 on the side of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The country has been struggling for more than a decade in a conflict marked by urban struggles.

One source said that some fighters in Russia were already ready to join the fight in Ukraine, although it was not immediately clear how many fighters had been recruited so far. Further details were not provided by US officials. Foreign fighters on both sides have already entered the Ukrainian conflict, the AFP notes.

Chechen-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has released videos of Chechen fighters joining the attack and Ukraine, confirming that some have been killed in the fighting. Chechnya is an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus. (tasr)

7:17 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday criticized Western leaders for failing to respond to a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry that it would hit the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. He also called for tougher sanctions against Moscow. The AP and Sky News station informed about it.

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

“I haven’t heard a single world leader respond to this,” said Zelensky. “This arrogance of the aggressor is a clear signal to the West that the sanctions imposed on Russia are not enough.” declared.

The Ukrainian president also called for a tribunal to bring to justice those who order and commit such crimes. (tasr)

6:55 – Britain will provide another $ 100 million (€ 91.5 million) to help Ukraine. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced this on Sunday. (tasr)

6:30 – Late Sunday evening, Russian troops intensified rocket and artillery attacks on some Ukrainian cities. 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.

Kharkov authorities said the television tower in the city had been damaged and heavy artillery had hit residential areas. According to Arestovych, the city reflects a Russian attack. According to the local authorities, all areas in Chernihiv are exposed to a missile attack.

Arestovich called the situation in the Kiev suburbs of Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin, where efforts to evacuate the population failed on Sunday, “catastrophic”.