In the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, the situation of the population in embattled cities continues to deteriorate. On Tuesday there should be a new attempt for escape corridors, including from Kyiv and the besieged port city of Mariupol. The attacks and fighting continued 13 days after the Russian invasion.
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An overview of what happened that night:
- the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not want to leave the capital despite the fighting around Kyiv. “I’m staying in Kyiv,” he said in a video message released Monday night. He does not hide and is not afraid of anyone. Talks will continue with Russia, said Zelenskyy. “We will insist on negotiations until we find a way to say to our people: This is how we come to peace.” Every day of fighting creates “better conditions” for Ukraine. “A strong position. To secure our future. After this war.”
- report to authorities more than ten dead in attacks on Ukrainian city of SumyAccording to local authorities, more than ten people, including children, were killed in airstrikes on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy. “In some towns, residential buildings were bombed. And almost in the center of Sumy several houses were destroyed by a bomb hit,” said the head of the regional administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi. The information was not independently verified.
- Situation in Mariupol serious: In the port city of Mariupol, which is besieged by Russia, the situation is getting worse, according to the city council. “There is no street without broken windows, destroyed apartments or houses.” The city is without electricity, water and gas. Mariupol is near the so-called line of contact between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk region. The city is strategically important.
- Lviv calls for support for refugees: The western Ukrainian city of Lviv is asking international organizations for support in accommodating war refugees. The city has become a haven for around 200,000 people fleeing bomb and rocket attacks, Mayor Andriy Sadovyj said in a statement. People get hot food and everything they need. “This is an extremely heavy burden for the city and today we are at the edge of our capabilities,” he warned.
- Russia offers new ceasefire on Tuesday: According to its UN ambassador, Russia on Tuesday offered another ceasefire to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine. Vasily Nebensia told the UN Security Council that humanitarian corridors in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol should be opened in the morning. As with the offer the day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense spoke of a subsequent transport to Russia. The Ukrainian US Ambassador Serhiy Kyslytsia accused Russia of undermining the new attempt with routes only via Russia and Belarus. Nebenzya said evacuations towards Ukrainian cities west of Kyiv are also being offered.
US Senate Democrats are preparing a more than $12 billion humanitarian and military assistance package for Ukraine. The funds would benefit refugees and displaced persons, as well as medical care, food security and arms transfers to Ukraine, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The package should be decided later this week as part of the budget.
More about the war in Ukraine at Tagesspiegel Plus:
The World Bank approved a package to help Ukraine that should bring the country $723 million (€665 million) in new loans and aid. The World Bank said the quick payout will help the government fund welfare payments and pay health care workers and pensions. This is just “the first of many steps” to help Ukraine. (dpa)
