EXTRAORDINARY ONLINE The first complete exchange of prisoners: The number of civilians killed has exceeded one thousand – Topky.sk

Live from Ukraine The streets of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are struggling these days ONLINE 16:31 The first full exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine took place. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk. According to her, 10 Russian soldiers were exchanged for 10 captured Ukrainians. 16:29 Fire on the big landing ship Saratov. The Russians sank it to prevent the ship from burning out completely. 15:54 According to the Human Rights Commissioner Ľudmila Denisova, millions of Ukrainians in more than ten cities are deprived of access to drinking water as a result of the Russian military’s aggression. 15:25 At least 1,035 civilians have died since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Reuters, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights announced this today. The confirmed number of civilians killed thus exceeded the limit of 1,000 people. The office also confirmed 1,650 injured. According to the Unian agency, the Ukrainian General Prosecutor’s Office stated earlier in the day that 128 children had been killed in Ukraine and another 172 underage Ukrainians had been injured as a result of the Russian invasion. 14:58 More than 100 MEPs are demanding a total embargo on trade with Russia. 14:51 NATO leaders agree to strengthen defense in the eastern part of the Alliance. NATO leaders agreed on Thursday to strengthen defense in the eastern part of the Alliance in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The BBC informed about it. 14:49 The United States has imposed sanctions on members of the State Duma and Russian defense companies. 13:54 80% of the city of Irpin was liberated by the Ukrainian army, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 13:42 The US will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. Referring to anonymous sources, Reuters said the announcement was “in preparation”. 13:30 The Russian war has killed 128 children in Ukraine since February 24. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, 172 other children were injured by Russian aggression. 13:01 Russia will “destroy freedom” in Europe and will persecute its neighbors, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday in a speech to members of the Swedish parliament. TASR took over the report from AFP. “If Ukraine did not survive and did not defend itself, it would mean that … all of Russia’s neighbors are in danger from now on,” Zelensky said via video link. “Russia has started a war with Ukraine because it wants to move further into Europe, it wants to destroy freedom in Europe … This is a fundamental call for Europe to impose tough sanctions packages on Russia on a weekly basis,” said Zelensky, according to AFP. 12:47 Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who has not appeared in public for almost two weeks, is currently too busy to appear in the media. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced this on Thursday at his regular press conference. According to Peskov, Shoigu is currently too busy with tasks related to the Russian military operation in Ukraine. The statement was made by a Kremlin spokesman after Russian media pointed out on Wednesday that Shoigu had not appeared in public since March 11. Peskov also confirmed that Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, on whom both the European Union and Britain had imposed sanctions, was present at the start of the Ukrainian-Russian peace talks. 12:20 Photos from the ruined city of Mariupol. 11:43 Britain imposed sanctions on another 59 Russian individuals and companies on Thursday, including a private military company known as the Vagner Group. There are also six entities from Belarus on the list. It is part of the measures in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The government in London said the latest asset freeze was targeting 33 individuals and 26 entities, as well as six other entities associated with the Belarusian regime that supports Putin’s war in Ukraine. Polina Kovaľov, the stepdaughter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who allegedly owns a four-million-pound (4.8 million euro) apartment in London, has also been on the sanctions list. 11:24 More than half of all children in Ukraine have been displaced from their homes since the start of Russia’s military offensive on February 24, the United Nations (UN) said on Thursday. The AFP agency informed about it. “One month of war in Ukraine has displaced 4.3 million children – more than half of Ukraine’s child population, which is estimated at 7.5 million,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement. 11:23 According to estimates by the British secret services, Russian troops suffered massive losses during the military invasion of Ukraine and are increasingly trying to seek reinforcements, the British Ministry of Defense said on Twitter on Thursday. The DPA reported. “The Russian armed forces cost their invasion of Ukraine almost certainly thousands,” the ministry said. For this reason, Moscow is now apparently trying to deploy midfielders, conscripts and mercenaries of private and foreign military companies to compensate for these “significant losses”, the DPA quotes. 11:18 Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine does not threaten Romania and that no one in his homeland needs to worry. According to the president, Romanian citizens are concerned about the situation in Ukraine. “I have to make it very clear that no Romanian needs to worry. We are part of the largest, strongest defense alliance that has ever existed,” Iohannis said on Thursday ahead of the NATO summit in Brussels, in which he also participates. 11:10 Beijing on Thursday accused North Atlantic Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of “spreading misinformation” over his allegations that China supports the Russian war in Ukraine. 11:00 Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyarová said that the destroyed warship in the port of Berdyansk could carry up to 20 tanks, 45 armored personnel carriers and 400 paratroopers. 10:56 Russia’s expected losses have been announced. To date, the occupiers have lost 15,800 soldiers, 530 tanks and 124 helicopters. 10:54 The Russian government is currently not interested in negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine, as its army has not yet reached the set military targets. European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said this on Thursday. TASR received the report from Reuters. “Russia does not want to sit down now and say anything. What it wants is to take the land. It wants to encircle the coast to the border with Moldova and isolate Ukraine from the sea,” Borrell told Spanish TVE. According to the head of European diplomacy, Moscow wants to take the negotiations seriously only when it “secures its position as a force”. 10:53 Before the start of NATO’s emergency summit on Thursday, the White House has quietly set up a team of US national security officials to outline scenarios for how the United States and its allies should react if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses chemical, biological or nuclear in Ukraine. weapons. 10:35 3406 people from Ukraine moved to Slovakia on Wednesday. There were 695 men, 1686 women and 1025 children. 1530 people asked for temporary refuge. The press department of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic informed about it. Refugee activities from Ukraine were carried out by 235 police officers, 60 firefighters, 117 customs officers, 408 soldiers, two clergy, 152 volunteers and 33 members of foreign forces. “At the same time, 47 buses were dispatched, which transported 654 people to various places within the Slovak Republic and nine trains with a number of passengers of 1299,” the ministry added. On Wednesday it accommodated 147 people, free capacity is at the level of 9597 beds. In total, Slovakia has recorded 265,396 refugees since the outbreak of war in Ukraine. A total of 50,844 people have requested temporary refuge since 1 March. 10:10 The North Atlantic Alliance and the EU are more united than ever. This was announced on Wednesday by the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after meetings in Brussels with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the Head of the European Parliament (EP) Roberta Metsolova. 09:54 The North Atlantic Alliance should redouble its efforts to end the Russian war in Ukraine. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced this on Thursday after arriving at an extraordinary NATO summit in Brussels. “I think we need to redouble our efforts. Putin cannot win this war,” Kallas said, referring to the Russian president. According to her, the head of the Kremlin is taking steps “to be afraid” and to “discourage us from further assistance to Ukraine.” However, according to the prime minister, the West should not fall into this trap. “We have to stop that war criminal,” Kallas added. 09:53 Any use of chemical weapons by Russia in its war in Ukraine could cause contamination in the territory of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Thursday. “Any use of chemical weapons would fundamentally change the nature of the conflict – it would be a glaring violation of international law and would have far-reaching and serious consequences,” Stoltenberg told NATO’s special leaders’ summit in Brussels. 09:42 Russian night shelling in the Luhansk region killed 4 people. According to local governor Serhiy Haidaj, Russian forces attacked cities in the Luhansk region with rockets and phosphorus bombs, which the Geneva Conventions forbid using against civilians. 09:40 Since February 24, 87 residential buildings have been damaged in Kiev. According to the Kiev state administration, Russian attacks have damaged 10 private homes, 12 schools and 6 kindergartens in the capital of Ukraine since the beginning of the large-scale invasion. 09:35 Since the beginning of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 294 civilians, including 15 children, have been killed in the northeastern city of Kharkov alone, the local police said on the social network Telegram on Thursday.