Update the situation

The Russian military is slowly advancing and continuing its bombing campaign. As talks between the two camps resume on Tuesday, Russian military action is spreading across Ukraine. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Ukrainian Army “Continues to launch attacks on infrastructure and civilian areas with enemy missiles and bombs, artillery and tanks.” In many large and medium-sized cities.

In Kiev. The Ukrainian capital will be under curfew from 8pm on Tuesday until 8am on March 17. Its mayor, Vitaly Klitschko, justified the decision “Moment [était] Dangerous and difficult. The Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia are on their way to meet with President Volodymyr Zhelensky to host the event. “Ambiguous support” Of the European Union.

Several explosions were reported at dawn in the city’s residential areas of Sviatochyn and Podil. According to emergency services, several buildings were damaged, of which about one in fifteen floors caught fire, killing at least two people. Heavy fighting has been going on for days in the northwestern suburbs of Q, in the cities of Irbin, Hostomel or Poucha. “Many streets are made of steel and concrete. People have been hiding in the basement for weeks.Oleksi Koleba, governor of the Kiev region, said.

According to a senior U.S. official quoted by the Associated Press, Russian troops are about 15 kilometers from the city center. However, our special correspondent Remy Urdon reports: “Kiev is still open to the south (…), The southern roads are passable, allowing the Kievans to escape and deliver the capital. ⁇

In the south. The siege of the strategic port city of Mariupol lasted more than a week. The International Committee of the Red Cross talks about living conditions “They are nothing less than a dream” For about 400,000 people who are still there. At least 2,187 civilians have died there since Feb. 24, but the death toll is actually much higher, according to a report from Town Hall this weekend.

During the fighting between the Ukrainian and Russian armed forces in the north of the metropolis, Russian missiles indiscriminately crashed into civilian and military buildings. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday “Conditions for the expulsion of civilians from Mariupol [étaie]Not outAfter an exchange with his Russian ally Reported by Defender.

The Russian Defense Ministry, according to several official Russian agencies, has assured him that the military now controls the entire area around Gershon. The city, home to 290,000 people who fell about ten days ago, is the only Ukrainian mobilization under Russian control since the beginning of the invasion.

In the east. The Russians are still trying to capture Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, military officials say. “According to available information, the enemy plans to strengthen the coordination (…) In the direction of KharkivHe says. According to Michael Goya, Military historian and former colonel, “A quarter of the forces [russes] Dedicated to Mariupol and Kharkiv “Or “Ukrainian forces resist, even counter-attack, but for how long?”. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 30 buses are ready to march from Sumi, 150 kilometers northwest of Kharkiv.

According to Valentin Resnitchenko, governor of the Dniebro region, Russian troops bombed the city’s international airport overnight on Monday and Tuesday, destroying departing and landing areas. Dinipro is a city of almost one million people. One of the key crossings needed by the Russian army to control eastern Ukraine was the concentration of Ukrainian troops near Donbass.

Still an uncertain human population and nearly 3 million refugees. At least 636 civilians have been killed since the war began, according to a UN count on Sunday, which underscores the fact that the estimate is far below true. Nearly 3 million people, including 1.6 million children, fled the country from fighting and shelling and about 2 million were internally displaced. According to President Volodymyr Zhelensky, nearly 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, while Russia released its only statement on March 2: 498 soldiers had been killed. The Pentagon estimates that there are 2,000 to 4,000 Russian deaths in fourteen days.