Ukraine is living in the horror of war for the 17th day.
Ready to invade Kyiv It appears to be Russian forces, as fighting erupts and explosions are heard in the northeastern and eastern suburbs of the Ukrainian capital.
The bulk of the Russian ground forces are about 25 kilometers from the center of the Ukrainian capital.
According to the British government, elements of the large Russian phalanx have dispersed north of Kiev, “possibly to support a Russian attempt to encircle the city.”
As broadcast by SKAI envoy to Kyiv, Miltos Sakellaris, the residents of Kiev say they are determined not to leave but to defend their city. Roadblocks have been set up everywhere and those who have not left are preparing to fight the Russian troops.
Strikes in various parts of Ukraine
Central cities are being pounded in various parts of Ukraine and there are reports of civilian structures being hit.
In Mariupola mosque housing at least 80 civilians was bombed, according to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
An explosion in an apartment building after a Russian battle tank was hit in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Friday, March 11. AP Photo / Evgeniy Maloletka)
Earlier, Ukrainian authorities said more than 1,500 people had been killed in Mariupol.
New efforts to create safe humanitarian corridors
THE humanitarian crisis is incalculable, with Ukrainian authorities complaining that the safety of civilians seeking to flee the worst-hit cities, such as Mariupol, is not guaranteed. Efforts to create safe humanitarian corridors continue today.
Large demonstration in Melitoupoli
Several hundred Ukrainians demonstrated in Melitoupoli against the abduction of the mayor of the besieged city by Russian forces.
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In Melitopol, defiant residents gathered near occupied district administration demanding that Russians release the kidnapped Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov – video by Odessa reg governor Maksym Marchenko pic.twitter.com/nCrE6OtQd0
– Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) March 12, 2022
THE President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called the leaders of France and GermanyEmanuel Macron and Olaf Solz respectively, to help secure the release of the city mayor.
“Are you listening, Moscow?” “If 2,000 people are protesting in Melitopol against the occupation, how can you be in Moscow against the war,” Zelensky said in a video released by the Ukrainian presidency.
Zelensky: We dealt the biggest blow to the Russian army in decades
President Zelensky, in his new message, states that Ukrainian forces have dealt the biggest blow to the Russian army in decades. He said 31 Russian battalion groups had been neutralized and more than 360 Russian tanks had been destroyed.
He also said that groups of Russian troops were surrendering to Ukrainian forces, but that Russia was now recruiting mercenaries.
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