A Russian convoy of civilian convoys on the outskirts of Kiev has killed seven people, including a minor, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
According to the SKAI correspondent in the Ukrainian capital, Miltos Sakellaris, according to the first information, the convoy came under fire while trying to leave the outskirts of Kiev and go to a safe place. It has not yet been clarified in which area they wanted to go.
Kyiv is under Russian siege
The fighting northwest of Kiev continuingThe volume of Russian ground forces is currently about 25 kilometers from the city center, according to the British Ministry of Defense.
The British intelligence service said a large Russian military phalanx had dispersed partly north of Kiev, possibly to support a Russian attempt to encircle the city.
According to SKAI’s envoy to Kyiv, Milto Sakellari, roadblocks have been set up everywhere in the city and those residents who have not left are preparing to fight with Russian troops.
In addition, the besieged cities of Kharkiv, Sumy and Mariupol are being hit by heavy Russian bombardment.
THE city ​​of Volnovacha, in eastern Ukraine, it has been completely destroyed after the Russian invasion, but fighting continues to prevent Russian forces from encircling it, the governor of Donetsk said today.
Diplomatic fever for solution
In the diplomatic field, open in a meeting in Jerusalem with Russian President Putin, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskywho in a press conference today welcomed the efforts of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to mediate between Ukraine and Russia and stated that he proposed to Bennett the holding talks in Jerusalem.
He added that the negotiating teams of Ukraine and Russia began to discuss specific issues instead of exchanging ultimatums.
Zelensky calls for Western involvement in negotiations – State Department response
The United States intends to take diplomatic measures that the Ukrainian government would consider useful, a State Department spokesman said today, following a statement by the Ukrainian president that the West should be more involved in ending the war.
The phone call between Macron and Soltz and Putin
Immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, as a condition for full negotiations German Chancellor Olaf Solz and French President Emanuel Macronin a new telephone communication they had today with him Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A French presidency official, however, said the Russian president did not show willingnessa to end the war with Ukraine.
According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin blamed Ukrainian forces for “blatant violations” of humanitarian law. Putin’s accusations are “lies,” the Elysee replied.
Macron and Soltz also called on Putin to “lift the siege” of Mariupol, where the situation is “humanly unbearable”, the French presidency said.
The Russians are targeting Western arms shipments to Ukraine
Russian warning to the United States for the transfer of armaments to Ukraine. Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has said that foreign-led motorcades could be “legitimate targets,” CNN reported.
UN: More than 500 civilians killed since the start of the Russian invasion
The United Nations has recorded 579 deaths and 1,0002 civilian injuries since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
Among the victims are 42 children. The number of injured minors is 54.
The UN estimates that the real death toll is much higher, especially in areas controlled by the Ukrainian government and especially in recent days, as clashes erupt in areas such as Kharkov, Mariupol and Donetsk. civilians “.
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