verified by The Washington Post showed a multistory building folding inward on itself as giant plumes of smoke rise above it.Saturday.
The Russians “viciously fired rockets at sleeping soldiers,” the caption read. He declined to state the number of soldiers dead or injured, saying he was waiting on the armed forces to provide an accurate count.As Ukrainian forces continued to hold off Russian attempts to advance on the capital of Kyiv, Zelensky stepped up his effort to resolve the war through diplomacy, telling Moscow, “It’s time to meet. Time to talk.
“Half of the city is the DNR,” said Vladimir, 47, who fled his home in the port area of the city on Friday, referring to Russian-backed separatists from the Donetsk People’s Republic in the eastern part of the country. “Half is Ukrainian.”He said his family of five had sheltered in their basement as the fighting grew closer in recent days.
A number of men leaving Mariupol described being pulled out of vehicles at Russian-controlled checkpoints by soldiers looking for tattoos and signs they might be in the military. and fighting has thwarted efforts to help residents flee. She also announced plans to try to deliver 14 trucks of aid to Kherson on the Black Sea, one of the first Ukrainian cities that Russian forces advanced on.She said some residents have escaped Mariupol on foot and would be bused farther away. “All residents of Mariupol who leave the city on foot are being given the necessary aid,” she said.
“A NATO commitment of no eastward expansion could have easily ended the crisis and stopped the sufferings,” Le added. “Instead, one chose to fan the flames at a safe distance.”