21:50 Today, 4,550 people have been evacuated, Vereshchuk said. Difficulties, according to her, were only with the Mariupol direction, where buses were sometimes not allowed to pass. Of the nine humanitarian corridors, seven have worked.
21:45 Key figures of the power and economic bloc of Russia have disappeared from the public space. More about this - in the material Shoigu disappeared, Chubais fled - what is known about this .
21:20 In Chernihiv, as a result of the shelling of one of the food enterprises, the main ammonia pipeline and one container with ammonia were damaged. The head of the Regional State Administration, Vyacheslav Chaus, assured that the State Emergency Service was keeping the situation under control, there were no victims or injured.
21:18 Scholz, in a telephone conversation with Putin, called for a truce and improvement of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, after which he spoke with Zelensky, the German Cabinet said.
21:00 Blinken officially confirmed the US position that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine: “Today I can announce that, based on the information currently available, the US government believes that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine. Our assessment is based based on careful analysis of available information from government and intelligence sources.”
20:58 Roskomnadzor reported that access to the News.Google service is now restricted in Russia.
20:56 The Russians fired at the checkpoint in Slavutych, Kiev region today. The city is blocked and it is impossible to leave it, Mayor Yuri Fomichev said.
20:51 Oksana Baulina, a journalist from The Insider, died in Kiev - she filmed the destruction after the shelling of the Podolsky district of the capital by Russian troops and came under new shelling. Another civilian died with her, two people accompanying her were wounded and hospitalized, the newspaper reported.
20:39 The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that they had handed over to the US Embassy in Moscow a note with a list of deported American diplomatic staff declared persona non grata. The American side was informed that any "hostile actions of the United States" against the Russian Federation would receive a "decisive and adequate response."
20:27 The Kinzhal missile is almost the main pride of the Russian military industry. Russia says it's a hypersonic weapon. Allegedly, the Russians have already used it in Ukraine, but there were problems confirming this. More details - in the material Powerful weapon or the myth of the Russian Federation .
20:04 The European Investment Bank transferred two more payments of 100 million euros to Ukraine this week.
19:59 Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas visited Kiev today, Reznikov said.
19:55 Sending peacekeepers to Ukraine is possible only if such a decision is approved by the UN Security Council, said the representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric. But since Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council with veto power, a positive decision is out of the question.
19:23 From under the rubble of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration building, which was shelled on March 1, the bodies of 24 dead were removed. The rubble is still being cleared, according to local authorities.
19:16 A number of European officials said that according to the contracts, payment for Russian gas is carried out in euros, there is no other contractual basis.
19:10 Chaotic mining of the area and the destruction of agricultural equipment threatens the sowing campaign in certain regions, the General Staff reports.
19:08 More than half of Ukrainians (53%) lost their jobs due to the war, showed the results of a survey by the Rating group.
18:55 Klitschko said that the Podolsky district of Kiev was fired again. The parking lot was damaged, one person died, two were injured.
18:44 According to UN estimates, more than 3.5 million people have already left Ukraine, the number of refugees may increase by another four million.
18:35 Russians in Ukraine have already fired at 58 ambulances and killed six doctors, Lyashko said.
18:25 NATO leaders today will agree on the creation of four new battle groups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, the Secretary General said.
18:21 The head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Vitaly Savelyev, said that due to sanctions, Western lessors demanded that Russia return more than 500 aircraft worth $20 billion to them.
18:19 Israel has banned Ukraine from buying Pegasus spyware, which allows listening to Russian telephone conversations, fearing that this will be seen as an act of aggression against the Russian special services, write The Guardian and The Washington Post.
18:15 The Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council called today's statements by the leadership of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation that shells allegedly flew from the territory of Ukraine, as a result of which there were dead, as a provocation. According to the Kremlin, such provocations should be the reason for the announcement of a general mobilization.
18:02 Yermak commented on Putin's decision today: "Russia's decision to convert payments for gas into rubles is an attempt to strengthen the ruble and declare an economic war on the EU. But the West can strike Russia with an oil embargo, which will lead to the fall of the Russian economy. Now this will be key economic battle, and the collective West must win it."
18:00 In the Chernihiv region, Russian invaders are distributing propaganda leaflets, in which they assure that Russia is not at war with the civilian population, but guarantees its safety and freedom of speech. The occupiers are calling on local residents to assist them and report on "sabotage groups" and "negatively minded nationalist elements."
17:54 EU ambassadors approved the provision of an additional 500 million euros to Ukraine for military assistance.
17:52 Zelensky, in an address to the French parliament, said that France should play a leading role in the new post-war security system. He also called for a decision on Ukraine's accession to the EU and to strengthen military assistance, as well as to increase sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation.
17:48 According to a recent survey by the Rating group, 19 percent of Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes during the war, but the vast majority (93 percent) plan to return home as soon as it is safe. About 44 percent of Ukrainians had to temporarily separate from their loved ones.
17:46 Syria fails the plan to attract militants to the war in Ukraine on the side of Russia, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to Ukrainian intelligence, to date, the promises of the Syrian authorities on the systematic supply of mercenaries for the Russian army are not being fulfilled. The majority of the Syrian military is not ready to risk their lives for the sake of an illusory monetary allowance.
17:34 Podolyak urged all speakers not to provide the general public with any logistical information that could be useful to the enemy: "28 days of war were not enough for us to understand the main thing: the Russian Federation is no longer fighting against the Ukrainian army, but only against our logistics centers, humanitarian convoys , centers for the supply and distribution of food, clothing, medicines. And against civilians who want to leave the places of fighting or encirclement."
17:20 Aksyonov said that the "authorities" of Crimea are considering the possibility of nationalizing hotels whose owners support Ukraine.
17:07 Russia will cease to be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights on September 16. This decision was made by the ECtHR after the Russian Federation was expelled from the Council of Europe on March 16, the press service of the Council of Europe reports. This means that the ECtHR will continue to consider complaints against Russia until September 16.
16:59 Ukrainian citizens can stay in the European Union under a visa-free regime or a temporary protection directive, as well as receive refugee status. For more details, see the article How Ukrainians can find housing and work in EU countries .
16:54 Biden considers a real threat of chemical warfare in Ukraine. "I think this is a real threat," he answered a journalist's question about the likelihood of Russia using chemical weapons against Ukraine.
16:41 Stoltenberg said that "Belarus will not start a war against Ukraine, because it is already participating in it."
16:37 Ukraine's ability to win the war against Russia rests on three pillars: its resilience, arms supplies and Western sanctions, Kuleba said.
16:21 President of the European Council Charles Michel said that "Putin must be defeated - this must be a common goal." He is convinced that this is a security issue for the future of Europe and for the future of the world.
Michel also revealed that Zelenskiy had been invited to speak at a European Council meeting that Biden would personally attend.
16:10 Finland will not issue a license for the nuclear power plant being built by Rosatom, said Economic Development Minister Mika Lintilä.
16:08 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has allowed the Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 joint projects with Russia to be frozen. He stated that at the moment economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and Japan is impossible if it concerns "only business" and not national interests.
16:03 Podolyak commented on Putin's decision to transfer payments for gas into rubles: "The Russian Federation has opened an anti-European front. Financial. Putin announced the transfer of payments for gas into rubles and the rejection of dollars and euros, which will provoke operational failures, pressure on public opinion. This is the second a step towards escalation The first one is threats of strikes against Eurologistics centers for helping Ukraine.
15:57 The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, after a many-day stay in Ukraine, arrived in Moscow, where he intends to "raise urgent humanitarian problems" and insist on "alleviating the suffering of people affected by conflicts in Ukraine and in other contexts."
15:55 Johnson said that Putin's actions have already "crossed the threshold of barbarism," and the West should not hesitate to increase sanctions and provide further defensive military assistance to Ukraine.
15:53 Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, ex-head of Rosnano Anatoly Chubais left Russia. He also resigned as Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Sustainable Development.
15:49 China said it would not support Russia's exclusion from the G20. The Chinese Foreign Ministry believes that the G20 needs to continue to cooperate to solve common problems, and the Russian Federation is an "important member" of the group.
15:46 Nestlé announced the termination of the supply of products to and from Russia, as well as the further suspension of its brands in the Russian Federation. The company promised that it would not pay any more taxes in Russia for the foreseeable future and would use any profits made to help humanitarian aid.
15:36 Mayor of Mariupol Vadim Boychenko is not in the city, but is constantly in touch, said the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko. He explained this by the fact that there is no connection in Mariupol.
15:34 NATO leaders will provide Ukraine with additional assistance in the field of cybersecurity and protection against chemical and biological attacks, as well as radiological and nuclear threats , Stoltenberg said.
15:22 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called Belarus' decision to reduce the number of Ukrainian diplomats "another unprovoked unfriendly step" and promised "not to leave Belarus' actions without a proper response."
15:20 The Belarusian military has already begun to contact representatives of the Ukrainian authorities with a request to take them prisoner in case of war, said Vladimir Fityo, press officer of the command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:18 The International Labor Organization announced the termination of cooperation with Russia. The ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations dealing with the regulation of labor relations. Today it includes 187 states.
15:09 Ukraine has enough food supplies for two years. 30 million hectares of farmland have been mined in the country, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported. They also added that the sowing campaign has already begun.
15:06 Until April 15, Belarus allowed visa-free entry from Ukraine to citizens of "all foreign states" who leave the war zone.
15:02 Arestovich said that near Mariupol, a Ukrainian sniper eliminated the commander of the 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian Army, Colonel Alexei Sharov. He was appointed commander in 2021, and considered the phrase "Where we are, there is victory" as his main slogan.
15:01 Ukrainian air forces shot down two Russian aircraft in the southeast of the Kharkiv region, the air command of Skhid reported.
14:56 According to the State Special Communications Service, Mariupol, Vorzel, Irpen, Bucha, Gostomel and Izyum remain without mobile communications.
14:53 Putin instructed to transfer payments for Russian gas supplies to Europe into rubles "in the shortest possible time". He also said that "the collective West, by freezing Russian reserves, declared a default against Russia and drew a line under the reliability of its currencies."
14:48 Russian oligarchs are extremely dissatisfied with Putin's policy, one of them, Pyotr Aven, said at a meeting in Moscow with Kazakh billionaire Alexander Mashkevich. According to Ukrainian intelligence, during the meeting it was said that representatives of Russian big business are looking for ways to influence Putin or his close circle from the power bloc.
The situation is complicated by the fact that Putin is in strict isolation and practically does not let anyone near him. Some oligarchs are even discussing paying for the physical removal of the dictator.
14:44 The authorities of the Isle of Man have deregistered the planes of eight Russian billionaires, including Abramovich and Usmanov.
14:34 Belarus decided to reduce the number of Ukrainian diplomats to five people and close the Consulate General of Ukraine in Brest.
14:15 The mayor of Irpin, Alexander Markushin, reports that 80% of the city is under the control of the terrorist defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, strong shelling continues: since yesterday, a very powerful shelling has been carried out from mortars and MLRS Grad. There are up to 4-4.5 thousand residents left in the city who refuse to leave. There are also many sabotage groups and marauders in the city.
13:53 In the Nikolaev area will allow to sell alcohol on Saturday and Sunday, Vitaly Kim reported.
13:51 The Russian army is trying to turn Chernihiv into a second Mariupol, Arestovich said.
13:49 In the area of Izyum, Kharkiv region, the defense forces of Ukraine liquidated 60 percent of the occupying troops, the General Staff reports.
13:44 Vereshchuk denied Moscow's information that two prisoner exchanges had allegedly taken place.
13:35 Podolyak said that negotiations with Russia are difficult: "In short: the negotiations are constantly online. The negotiations are quite difficult, because the Ukrainian side has clear and principled positions."
13:32 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have encircled Irpen, Bucha and Gostomel near Kiev. At the same time, the Russian occupiers continue to constantly fire at the Makarov, Buchan, Irpin and Dmirovo communities, the Buchansk city council reported.
12:57 Residents of Energodar knocked down a flagpole with a red "flag", which was hung by the Russian invaders, and burned it.
12:54 The occupiers used prohibited phosphorus ammunition over the northwestern outskirts of Kiev, said the mayor of Irpen, Alexander Markushin. According to him, the approximate affected area is Gostomel and Irpin. The use of such types of ammunition against civilians is a crime against humanity and a violation of the Geneva Conventions.
12:48 Poland is expelling 45 Russian diplomats on charges of espionage , the Russian ambassador said. They must leave Poland at various times, but a maximum of five days, he said.
12:46 The EU approved an agreement with Ukraine, which will allow the provision of classified information to Kiev, including satellite images, writes Bloomberg.
12:41 Russia's combat power in Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the war fell below 90% of its pre-invasion level, The Guardian writes, citing a senior US Department of Defense official.
12:20 Russia has almost completely turned into a no-fly zone for civil aviation. According to media reports citing Flight Radar data, more than 80% of the aircraft in the skies of the Russian Federation are transit flights of Chinese airlines.
12:11 The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Kiev and Moscow held two prisoner exchanges.
11:56 Peskov said that Russia does not trust the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, and "the Russian military does not shoot at civilians, does not strike at them, but helps them."
11:51 In Oleshki, Kherson region, Russian invaders kidnapped the director of the Kherson Regional Music and Drama Theatre, a deputy of the regional council, the organizer of the world-famous theater festival Melpomene of Tavria, an activist of pro-Ukrainian rallies, Oleksandr Kniga. They broke into his home and took him away in an unknown direction.
11:35 The Cabinet of Ministers for the period of martial law allowed drivers of category B (cars) to drive vehicles of category C, C1 (trucks).
11:34 Fedorov said that the Ministry of Digital Transformation is using artificial intelligence to search social networks for accounts of dead Russian soldiers using photos of corpses in order to inform friends and relatives about their deaths, as well as dispel the myth of a "special operation" in which "there are no conscripts" and "nobody dies."
11:32 Zelensky addressed the Japanese parliament and called on Tokyo to take a leadership role in the unification of Asia in order to force Russia to stop the invasion. He also asked for stronger sanctions against the Russian Federation.
11:22 The European Union will allocate 2.5 billion euros for the food security of countries most affected by the consequences of the war in Ukraine.
11:16 In Russia, they are trying to lure Belarusians into war with Ukraine - in particular, they offer a reward of $1,000-1,500 a month and preferential education in Russian military universities for the fulfillment of "special tasks", the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports.
11:15 In the Nikolaev area the Russian invaders fired at houses at night therefore two people were lost, Vitaly Kim reported.
11:13 The destroyed bridge to Chernihiv will not interfere with the supply of humanitarian aid to the city, Chaus assured.
11:10 If NATO sends its peacekeepers to Ukraine, this will be a direct clash between the alliance and Russia, Lavrov said. He also accused the United States of using sanctions to "remove the obstacle in the form of Russia on the way to building a unipolar world."
11:09 Russian Defense Minister Shoigu has not been seen since March 11. Also, from that day on, the head of the General Staff Gerasimov did not appear in public, according to Russian publications.
11:07 Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that Zelensky and Xi Jinping will have a telephone conversation today.
11:06 The factories of Mariupol will not work under Russian occupation under any circumstances, Rinat Akhmetov said.
11:04 British intelligence reports that Russian troops are trying to surround the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which hold the defense in the east, approaching them from the north and south.
11:01 Deputies from United Russia were banned from leaving the Russian Federation without good reason. According to the Russian opposition media, deputies of all levels, as well as officials, civil servants, law enforcement and military, employees of the judiciary and prosecutors, and many others have already faced or may soon face a similar ban.
11:55 The General Staff announced the approximate combat losses of the enemy on the morning of March 23:
personnel - about 15,600 people,
tanks - 517,
armored combat vehicles - 1578,
artillery systems - 267,
MLRS - 80,
air defense systems - 47,
aircraft - 101,
helicopters - 124,
automotive equipment - 1008,
ships/boats - four,
tanks with fuel and lubricants - 70,
UAV operational-tactical level - 42,
special equipment - 15.
10:49 According to Ukrainian intelligence, Putin is preparing to block the exit of Russians from Crimea. In particular, information was confirmed about the preparations for blocking traffic along the Crimean bridge towards the Russian Federation by the forces of the Russian Guard. Also, the occupying authorities will restrict the movement of the Parma crossing and air communication between the peninsula and the Russian Federation.
The formal reason for such actions is the fight against Ukrainian saboteurs and the prevention of possible terrorist attacks. In fact, the authorities are trying in this way to respond to panic among Russian citizens who illegally resettled in Ukrainian Crimea after February 2014. Many of them within the last month have started to sell their property and leave.
10:43 Arestovich writes that the Ukrainian military destroyed most of the Russian equipment remaining in Chernobaevka tonight.
10:39 The police resumed work in Irpen, Kiev region. Cleansing of the territory from saboteurs is beginning, but the main task now is to help and evacuate civilians who remain in the city, the National Police said.
10:20 Podolyak addressed the West: "Dear partners! Don't you want to see the dead eyes of murdered Ukrainian children in your dreams and feel the burning from Mariupol? Just four steps: modern air defense if you can't close the sky; cruise missiles/ammunition for heavy jet systems; severe oil embargo; total closure of ports for Russian ships."
10:14 At night the Ingulsky district of the Nikolaev area got under attack. According to the State Emergency Service, shells hit a residential building, a warehouse and cars parked nearby. As a result, fires broke out, two people died under the rubble of the house.
10:12 A state website has been created in Ukraine - https://help.gov.ua/, through which anyone can provide or receive humanitarian assistance.
10:10 Turkey said it does not intend to give up the Russian S-400s, which the United States had previously asked to transfer to Ukraine.
09:41 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that the accusations of the KGB of Belarus in espionage of Ukrainian diplomats will further complicate relations between Kiev and Minsk.
09:38 As of today, humanitarian corridors have been agreed:
Mariupol - Zaporozhye: Berdyansk - Zaporozhye
Zaporozhye region: Pologi - Zaporozhye, Gulyaipole - Zaporozhye
Kyiv region: Velyka Dymerka - Brovary, Bogdanovka - Brovary, Borodianka - Bila Tserkva, Svetilnya - Brovary
Lugansk region: Rubizhne - Bakhmut, Nizhne - Bakhmut
In addition, the routes will pass through other cities: Lisichansk, Severodonetsk, Gorskoe.
09:17 The Security Council of Belarus stated that the country's armed forces are not going to leave its territory: "We will not allow us to be unleashed and drawn into any military conflicts, but we will defend our country, our territory."
09:04 According to the Kyiv City State Administration, as a result of the shelling of the capital, buildings in the Svyatoshinsky and Shevchenko districts were damaged. In particular, a shopping center, private houses and high-rise buildings suffered.
In addition, a housing estate in the Shevchenko district was shelled in the morning, now the fire is being extinguished in several private houses and high-rise buildings, four people were injured.
08:56 The Ukrainian military eliminated the commander of the marine brigade of the Russian Federation, said the speaker of the Odesa OVA Serhiy Bratchuk. According to him, this unit was supposed to storm Odessa.
08:55 Deputy Interior Minister Yevgeny Yenin urged citizens who were forced to leave their homes in the regions where active hostilities were taking place not to rush to return. He explained that "unpleasant surprises" could await them at home: abandoned weapons, ammunition, mines, "stretch marks" and much more. He urged to wait until the police or rescuers clean up the area.
08:46 The Pentagon called the Kremlin's rhetoric on the use of nuclear weapons "dangerous." "This is not how a responsible nuclear state should operate," said US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby.
Earlier, Peskov said that Russia would use nuclear weapons if there was a "threat" against it.
08:44 In Rubizhne, Luhansk region, a Russian shell hit a high-rise building, three people were killed, two of them were children, local authorities report.
08:43 The invaders hit the Nivki district in Kiev from Gradov, there are victims, MP Goncharenko reports.
08:36 Zelensky on negotiations: "We continue to work at different levels and in order to encourage Russia to peace. Until this brutal war ends. Ukrainian representatives work at the negotiations, which continue almost every day. It is very difficult. Sometimes scandalous. But moving forward step by step."
08:07 In Chernihiv, the Russian military bombed the road bridge across the Desna, which connected the city with Kiev, said the head of the Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus. Evacuation flights moved from Chernigov along this bridge and humanitarian aid was brought to the city.
08:00 In one of the special forces involved in the storming of Mariupol, less than 10 percent of the personnel are ready to continue participating in the war, the rest are killed, wounded, sick or demoralized, the General Staff reports.
07:57 In Belarus, representatives of the opposition forces and activists who condemn the assistance of the Russian Federation partially disabled the railway connection with Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
At the same time, there is an active movement of Russian and Belarusian military equipment in Belarus and its further accumulation along the Ukrainian border.
07:45 American retired lieutenant general, military analyst Ben Hodges believes that Ukraine will not only survive, but also win the war against Russia. The general notes that he was not surprised by the strength of the Ukrainian army - he was surprised by the weakness of the Russians. Their lack of experience is clearly visible, and arrogant behavior leads to huge losses among the generals of the army.
07:32 Ukrzaliznytsia offers a new service - transportation of a car by an evacuation train.
07:20 The Russian military has withdrawn its aircraft from the airfield in Chernobaevka near Kherson, writes The New York Times, citing fresh satellite images.
07:00 In Ukraine, daily monitoring of prices for socially significant goods is introduced, the State Food Service reported.
05:58 Zelensky: "Our Armed Forces made us happy today. Again Chernobaevka - again the defeat of the occupiers. Russian planes were shot down again. Especially important - a bomber over Mariupol. And so it will be with everyone who kills our people, civilians on our peaceful land."
04:01 Russian invaders plundered and destroyed the newest central analytical laboratory in Chernobyl, the State Agency for Management of the Exclusion Zone reported. On the basis of the laboratory there were highly active samples and samples of radionuclides - now they are in the hands of the Russians.
03:35 The White House is preparing new sanctions against Russia, which they plan to announce on Thursday, March 24, American media write.
02:17 British intelligence believes that the occupiers will try to suppress the protests in the occupied territories of Ukraine by force.
01:34 Macron talked on the phone with Putin for an hour, but could not convince him to stop hostilities in Ukraine, French media reported.
00:05 Yermak hopes that Zelensky's conversation with Xi Jinping can take place in the near future.