Ukraine completes questionnaire for EU membership
Pro-Russian soldiers ride armored vehicles on a road leading to Mariupol in southern Ukraine on Friday. photo credit: Reuters
Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict
Russian army quickly scattered attack on kievIn an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters in western Ukraine and then on Saturday, whole country is in danger Despite Moscow’s axis of movement towards a new offensive in the east.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that peace talks with Moscow would be canceled if the last Ukrainian soldier was killed in the city of Mariupol.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and many of Britain’s top cabinet ministers and politicians have been banned from Russia for their The “unprecedented hostile action” of imposing sanctions on the Ukraine conflict
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.
Lviv
Regional governor says six killed in missile attack
Six people were killed and eight were injured in a missile attack on Ukraine’s western city of Lviv on Monday morning.
Three missiles hit military infrastructure facilities, he said, while one hit a car tire replacement facility.
Lviv
Missiles cause multiple explosions in Lviv, western Ukraine
Witnesses said a series of explosions believed to be caused by missiles struck Ukraine’s western city of Lviv early Monday, as the country prepared for a Russian attack in the east.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky sworn infight till the end“In the strategically important Mariupol, meanwhile, where the ruined port city’s last known pocket of resistance was hidden in a massive steel plant dotted with tunnels.
Mariupol
‘No surrender’: Ukrainians fight at Mariupol steel plant
Preparing for an all-out Russian offensive in the east, Ukraine vowed to “fight to the very end” at the strategically important Mariupol, where the ruined port city’s last known pockets of resistance were hidden in a massive steel plant lined with tunnels.
With missiles and rockets also in other parts of the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of torture and kidnapping in areas under his control.
The fall of Mariupol, which has been reduced to rubble in a seven-week siege, would bring Moscow the biggest victory of the war. But a few thousand fighters, according to Russia’s estimates, are holding onto the huge, 11-square-kilometre (4-square-mile) Azovstal steel mill.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denis Shyamal said on Sunday, “We will fight to the very end to win this war.” abcof “this week.” He said Ukraine was ready to end the war through diplomacy if possible, “but we do not intend to surrender.” , AP
Kyiv
Ukraine says Russia wants to destroy Donbass as Mariupol prepares final defense
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “destroying” the entire eastern region of the Donbass, as the last remaining forces in the strategic port of Mariupol prepared for a final defense on Monday.
Moscow is pushing for a major victory in the southern city as it works to take control of the Donbass and build a land corridor to already occupied Crimea.
But Ukraine has pledged to defend the city and fight, defying a Russian ultimatum on Sunday that called on the remaining fighters to lay down their arms inside the Azovstal steel plant and surrender.
Ukrainian officials have urged people in the Donbass to move west to avoid a massive Russian attack to capture the composite regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. – AFP
Kyiv
Ukraine completes questionnaire for EU membership
Ukraine has completed a questionnaire that will form a starting point for the EU to decide on membership for Kyiv, said Ihor Zhovkova, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen handed over a questionnaire to Zelensky during her visit to Kyiv on 8 April, promising to swiftly launch Ukraine’s bid to become a member of the European Union after Russia’s invasion of the country Was.
Mariupol
Mariupol’s acquisition may end talks
Ukraine’s foreign minister described Mariupol’s situation as appalling and heartbreaking, and said Russia’s continued attacks could be a “red line” that ends all efforts to reach peace through dialogue.
Dimitro Kuleba tells CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the remaining Ukrainian military personnel and civilians in the port city are basically besieged by the Russian military.
He says that the Ukrainians “continue their struggle” but that the city effectively ceases to exist due to the mass destruction.
Kuleba says his country has been holding “expert-level” talks with Russia in recent weeks in the hope of reaching a political solution to peace. But citing Mariupol’s importance, he echoed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that the elimination of Ukrainian forces could be a “red line” that stifles peace efforts. , AFP
Vatican
Pope appeals for peace during ‘Easter of War’
Pope Francis called for peace in Ukraine during this timeeaster of war” as he delivered the traditional Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi speech at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
“Peace can be for war-torn Ukraine, so badly tried by the violence and destruction of the brutal and senseless war into which it is dragged,” says the pontiff.
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