For the fifth day the battles in Ukraine, pending the meeting of the two sides for negotiations in Belarus. Russian media report that the Ukrainian delegation has already arrived in Belarus for negotiations.
The Negotiations are expected to begin todayon the Belarus-Ukraine border near the Pripyat River.
In a speech yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that “until the negotiations begin, we will continue to fight. We will not bow down, we will not give a single measure from our territory “.
The United States says Russian forces are facing fierce resistance from the Ukrainians, which is why their infiltration from the north is slower than in the south, where they are “slightly more successful.”
Explosions in Kyiv and Kharkov
Meanwhile, explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the country’s second largest city, Kharkiv, as announced by the Ukrainian authorities in the early hours of Monday.
Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, also said that the coastal city of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine had been occupied by Russian troops.
There was calm in Kyiv for a few hours on Sunday, but the sirens sounded again, according to international networks.
He added that 11 ships of the Russian Navy are off Odessa.
Bombings in Mariupol
In Mariupol, at least 15 people are injured in the evening bombings, while more than 80 people are in hospital, 18 of them in serious condition.
Earlier, the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported that several Russian bombers and fighters had taken off from the Crimean peninsula to Ukrainian cities.
According to the agency, the targets are believed to be Kyiv, Kharkiv, the city of Mykolaif, near the Black Sea, as well as Kherson. Agency information could not be verified.
So far according to international media have lost their lives in battles over 350 people, including 16 children.
Ukraine claims 4,500 Russians have lost their lives since the invasion began, a news that has not been confirmed.
At the same time, at least 368,000 people fled Ukraine.
The negotiations in Belarus and the Zelensky message
Negotiations are expected to begin Russian and Ukrainian delegations on the Ukraine-Belarus border, at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to put his nuclear powers on high alert. Ukrainian President Zhelensky said the next 24 hours would be “critical” during talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The harsh sanctions of the West
The EU has decided to send armaments to Ukrainealso closed its airspace to Russian troops while banning the Russian state media.
Member States will also receive Ukrainian refugees in their territories, bypassing the usual asylum application procedures. Several European countries and the United States have announced the exclusion of Russian banks from the SWIFT system.
The ruble is sinking to a new low against the dollar, following sanctions.
The UN is convening today Extraordinary meetingwith the participation of all 193 members.
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