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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his army has lost at least 1,300 national defense soldiers after more than two weeks of fighting the Russian invasion.
Zelensky told Twitter on March 12 that he had been in discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on possible peace talks to end the conflict with Russia.
The municipality of Mariupol said at least 1,582 civilians were killed in the shooting by Russian forces. But the BBC couldn’t prove this number.
French President Emmanuel Macron said during a 75-minute telephone discussion between him, German Chancellor Olaf Schalz and Russian President Vladimir Putin. expressing intention to end the war in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden said again on March 11 he would not send American forces to join the Ukrainian war. because of fear that the conflict will escalate until becoming the cause of the World War
“I want to make it clear that We will defend every inch of the territory of the NATO allies with all our might. with strong and united forces But we will not fight the Russians in the war in which they invaded Ukraine. Because the direct confrontation between NATO and Russia is World War III.”
However, the US government has increasingly imposed economic sanctions to put pressure on Russia, most recently banning Russian imports of seafood, vodka and Russian diamonds. Including increased sanctions on people close to the Russian leader. The EU and UK will also ban more luxury goods from Russia.
The US president also announced the removal of Russia from the The “most favored nation” in the economy by suspending commercial benefits such as the reduction or exemption of various customs duties
The world’s leading industrial group, the G7, is also considering Russia’s access to financial aid from global institutions. such as the International Monetary Fund or the IMF (IMF), including the World Bank.
Mayor Melitopol is kidnapped.
Video clips appearing on many social media platforms. This shows CCTV footage of Melitopol’s town square in southeastern Ukraine. It chronicles the incident when Mayor Ivan Federov was dragged out of the building by Russian soldiers with a plastic bag over his head. At this time, it is not known where Federov was taken into custody.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the above actions as a war crime and He also said what the Russian invaders had done. One day it will be seen as depraved like ISIS terrorism.
Melitopol has been under Russian occupation two weeks ago. But Ukraine’s foreign ministry pointed out that The kidnapping of the city’s mayor is a violation of the Geneva Conventions. which prohibits the capture of civilians as hostages.
The UK Ministry of Defense reported that Most of the Russian attacks still use basic, unguided rockets and missiles. In particular, airstrikes on the Western Front that just opened yesterday (March 11) have been used by Russian warplanes to use a large number of “dumb bombs” or unsteered bombs. Carpeting allows ground forces to advance.
“Using a weapon with no precision without choosing a place like this This puts Ukrainian civilians at greater risk of death or injury,” the report said.
The UN has never received any reports of biological weapons in Ukraine.
At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council Russia’s request for a review of allegations that the United States supported a Ukrainian lab to develop bio-weapons.
Izumi Nakamizu, UN deputy secretary-general and high representative for disarmament affairs at the United Nations, said: It has never been reported on any biological weapons development program in Ukraine before. But what is more worrying now is that Security of nuclear power plants targeted by Russian forces in attack and occupation This can cause accidents leading to public health and environmental disasters.
Vasily Nebensia, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations
Prior to that, Vasily Nebensia, the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations said to the meeting that Russia has evidence that the United States Fund a network of at least 30 laboratories in Ukraine to develop more lethal pathogens. until it can be used to make biological weapons that kill many people Or it may spread dangerous germs in animals such as migratory birds or bats to infect humans.
The Russian ambassador, however, did not present any evidence of the matter to the meeting. make Mrs. Linda Thomas-Greenfield US ambassador The UN spokesperson retorted that The metaphysical and manipulative allegations of Russia It’s just creating a situation and justifying the attack on Ukraine. Only for President Vladimir Putin
“It is Russia that has a biological weapons development program. It’s not Ukraine,” said Ms Thomas-Greenfield.
