Ukraine and Russia
latest updates on the conflict in Ukraine
11/3/2022
- The Kremlin is looking for volunteering fighters in the Middle East to support Russian forces
- Biden decided to put new actions against Russia including revoking “most favoured nations” status, sanctions on Russian oligarchs and their families, imports such as vodka, seafood and diamonds will be banned
- US security assistance shipment has almost arrived in Ukraine
- European and African food supplies may be “destabilised,” Macron says
- Volnovakha is allegedly under Russian control
- Russian military forces are 15km away from Kyiv
- Mariupol is still surrounded by Russian forces
- Kherson, a big Ukrainian city is controlled by Russia
- More sanctions on Russia by EU and G7 countries including luxury goods export ban and crypto-assets cannot be used
- Biden will not send US troops to Ukraine to avoid an outbreak of World War III
- YouTube blocks Russian state-funded media channels worldwide
- Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov was arrested by Russian forces
12/03/2022
- Important cities are being attacked: Kherson and Volnovakha under Russia’s control according to US defence intelligence
- Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea and Russian oligarch, is put on sanction UK list by Prime Minister Boris Johnson
- Protests in Melitopol against Mayor’s alleged arrest by Russian forces
- CNN reported Russian forces have destroyed a hotel close to Kyiv and the electricity network
- Reports say, Russia has arrived at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and claimed ownership
- The US Department of State has announced to send $200 million New Security assistance to Ukraine
- UN reports more than 1500 civilians dead, including 42 children in Ukraine
- Satellite pictures show Western Mariupol destroyed completely
- Russian Central Bank announces Moscow Stock Exchange will not return trading for another week
- New Mayor, Galina Danilchenko has been installed in Melitopol after the former mayor was detained by Russian forces
- Ukraine reports Chernobyl nuclear power plant is back on generators after being occupied by Russian forces
13/03/2022
- Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warns any shipment supporting Ukrainian military forces such as convoys could be “legitimate targets”
- Russian forces expand to western Ukraine, making Lviv a target of several attacks
- A military base in near Lviv was hit with missiles, 35 dead, 135 injured
- Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine reported more air strikes
- The east of Ukraine is still under attack, reports Luhansk Regional Administration and an Orthodox monastery in Donetsk oblast has been damaged
- Brent Renaud, an American journalist has been killed by Russian forces in Irpin, Kyiv police says
- Demonstrations in occupied Kherson against alleged plans of Russia to call out “Kherson People’s Republic”
- About 13.000 protestors in Russia are being detained in Russia, the independent human rights media project, OVD-Info reports
- Mariupol is still waiting for humanitarian convoy to support city, administration says
- Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podoliak tweeted talks with Russia will continue Monday via video
14/03/2022
– First 160 civilian convoys successfully escaped from Mariupol, announced by the city council
– the United States warned China that they will get sanctions if trying to help Russia.
– Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv’s residential building.
– Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear powerplant is blown up by Russian forces, reports said.
– Russia denied the reports saying they asked for military equipment support and claims that they have enough supply to fight along to fulfil their objectives in Ukraine
15/03/2022
– Mayor Vitali Klitschko sets a 35-hour curfew for citizens
– Russian missile strikes destroy runway at Ukraine’s Dnipro airport
– Polish, Czech and Slovenian PMs travel to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian president Zelensky
– EU updated their fourth sanctions against Russia. The UK also updated their sanctions today
– Marina Ovsyannikova: A Russian journalist protested the war in Russian evening news with an anti-war sign. She is retained from her job and her whereabouts have remained unknown after that
– China stated its stance on ongoing war “completely objective, impartial and constructive” and denied aiding Russia
– Zelensky called Russian forces to surrender saying “you want to survive”
– 2000 cars carrying civilians managed to escape Mariupol by evacuation route, officials announced