The Madness of Putin Part 35

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols at the humanitarian aid center in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Fighting in eastern Ukraine sharply escalated this week. Ukraine's military said several soldiers were killed over the past day in shelling in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has escalated over the past week. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Monday 28 March 2022 – US President Joe Biden on Monday refused to walk back his remarks that Russia’s Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power — but clarified he was voicing an opinion, not a policy change. Russian forces have largely stalled in several parts of Ukraine, including around Kyiv, according to a senior US defense… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 35

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Sunday 27 March 2022 – 4.5 million children are now displaced. This includes 2 million child refugees and 2.5 million children still in Ukraine who have fled their homes. More than 1 in every 2 Ukrainian children is now displaced, out of an estimated pre-war population of 7.5 million. Overall, more than 25% of the… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 34

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Saturday 26 March 2022 – Russian forces are firing at a nuclear research facility in the city of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian parliament said in a Twitter post on Saturday. “It is currently impossible to estimate the extent of damage due to hostilities that do not stop in the area of the nuclear installation,” the post… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 33

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A top Russian general said on Friday that the “first stage” of Russia’s military plan is complete, with their primary focus now centered on eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s forces have retaken towns and defensive positions on Kyiv’s eastern outskirts, according to the UK defense ministry, with a Ukrainian official saying forces are “going on the… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 32

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The number of civilian casualties across Ukraine continues to rise. As of 20 March, OHCHR reports 2,421 civilian casualties, including 925 killed; actual figures are likely much higher. Hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in areas which are heavily impacted by fighting and shelling.The intensity of the fighting, and notably the indiscriminate airstrikes hitting… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 31

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Ukrainian forces are now fighting to take back territory, according to a US official. Ukraine’s forces said a counterattack north and west of Kyiv appears to have made some headway, and they regained control of Makariv, a town west of the capital. The war is unrelenting in Mariupol, where satellite images show more fires and destruction across the… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 30

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22 March 2022. The war is unrelenting in Mariupol, where new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show more fires and destruction across the city besieged by the Russian military. Despite Russian-backed troops from Ukraine’s Luhansk region taking control of Mariupol’s “left bank” neighborhood government buildings, smoke from fires was still rising from the area in… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 29

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21 March 2022. The Russian issued deadline for Mariupol authorities to surrender the city passed at 5 a.m. Moscow (10 p.m. ET Sunday), with Ukrainians rejecting the ultimatum. At least eight people were killed in a Russian attack on a Kyiv shopping centre. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN he’s open to negotiations with Russian… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 28

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20 March 2022. Today Russia chose to bomb an art school sheltering about 400 people. Russian military forces struck the school in the besieged city of Mariupol. Ongoing shelling in the southeastern port city has prevented civilians from safely evacuating. https://www.facebook.com/100078836973226/videos/394063898764907