As the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its 18th day, Russia intensified its offensive on the capital city of Kyiv and the port city of Mariupol, where A mosque was shelled.
Ukrainians also reported that seven people, including a child, were killed after Russians opened fire on an evacuation convoy.
Meanwhile, the United States increased its defense of NATO territories and moved 12,000 troops along the borders with Russia to the regions of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Romania.
The conflict began to intensify on February 21, 2022, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized separatist territory Deployed troops to eastern Ukraine and in a peacekeeping role.
Here are the latest updates:
United Nations
UN to hold more meetings this week on Ukraine war
Diplomats said there would be several UN meetings this week about Russia’s war in Ukraine, though it was unclear whether they would adopt the official text.
On Monday, the Security Council will discuss the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau is expected to speak during the session, one of the diplomatic sources told AFP on Saturday.
Although this is an annual meeting, it will focus on the war in Ukraine and will likely see new calls for peace. AFP
United Kingdom
Britain to get £350 a month to open homes for Ukrainian refugees
The government will pay people to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression in a bid to allay anger over its response to the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
The government said on Sunday that the new plan “home for Ukraine” would allow refugees from the war to come to Britain, even if they do not have family ties.
Britain will pay people £350 ($456) a month if they can offer refugees an extra room or property for a period of at least six months.- Reuters
Ukraine
Ukraine says seven including a child killed in Russian firing on evacuation convoy
Ukraine’s intelligence service on Saturday accused Russia of firing on a convoy that was evacuating women and children from the village of Peremoha in the Kyiv region, killing seven people, including a child.
The service – part of the Ministry of Defense – was initially said to have left the convoy village on the “Green Corridor”, which had previously been agreed with Russia.
But in a statement issued late Saturday, the service said that was not really the case and the convoy had left the village independently.
“This is very dangerous, because the occupying forces are ruthlessly destroying the civilian population,” it said. “We urge all citizens who are at risk to follow the official information on evacuation routes and to use only safe routes.” , Reuters
Premier League
Roman Abramovich disqualified from running for Chelsea by Premier League
In an unprecedented ruling against a club owner, the Premier League on Saturday ordered Roman Abramovich to stop running to Chelsea and sell him after the British government sanctioned Russia’s war on Ukraine and his close ties with President Vladimir Putin. ordered.
Mariupol, Ukraine
Ukraine says Moscow opened fire on Mariupol Mosque
The Ukrainian government said on Saturday that a Mariupol mosque in which some 80 civilians, including Turks, had taken refuge, had been shelled by Russia, a claim denied by one of the asylum seekers at the site.
“Russian invaders shelled the mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Roksolana (Hurrem Sultan) in Mariupol,” the ministry wrote on its Twitter account.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Russians push towards Kyiv, continue to lay siege to other cities
Russian forces appeared to be making progress in their slow fight to reach the capital Kyiv from northeastern Ukraine, while tanks and artillery already under siege fired so heavily that it prevented residents of a city from burying the growing number of dead. Gave.
Russia
Space station may crash due to sanctions: Roscosmos
According to Dmitry Rogozin, the sanctions, some of which predate Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft serving the ISS. Western sanctions against Russia could crash the International Space Station, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos warned on Saturday, calling for the lifting of punitive measures.