An expanse of horrors that never ceases to emerge from the heaps of rubble from the bombings and from the common pits. On the ninetieth day of the war, while the new Russian offensive is unleashed on the Donbass, where, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, " the biggest battle on European soil since the Second World War " is underway, Kiev returns to counting the dead with the piles of corpses discovered by Bucha in Mariupol.
In the martyr city which passed entirely into Russian hands after the fall of the Azovstal steel mill, about 200 bodies were found in the rubble of a shelter during the dismantling of the blocks of a skyscraper.
The list of massacres also extends to the Kiev region, where according to the head of the regional police department Andriy Nebytov there are more than 10 mass graves discovered so far, 8 of which in Bucha, where there were also the largest ones. with 40 and 57 bodies. In all, 418 corpses were found in the suburb of the Ukrainian capital, more than half of people killed by gunshots.
The battle continues to rage in Donbass , where Russian forces are focusing on conquering the entire Lugansk region. At the center of the offensive remains the strategic center of Severodonetsk , besieged from three directions. For Governor Serhiy Gaidai, it is now too late for the approximately 15,000 civilians stranded to escape. The Russian campaign also continues in the rest of the country, with new raids on the regions of Mykolaiv and Dnipro .
And even NATO is forced to admit that for Ukraine " the situation in the Donbass is very difficult , despite the fantastic job they are doing". This is why it is "essential" that the Alliance and individual countries continue the supply of arms to Kiev.
Today the vice president of the Russian Security Council Medvedev rejected the Italian plan for peace: "It seems to have been prepared not by diplomats but by local political scientists, who have read provincial newspapers and operate only on the basis of Ukrainian fake news".
“The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics - he said - will never return to Ukraine . The Donbass Republics have made the final decision on their status and will never return ”. As for the hypothesis of creating an autonomous Crimea under the sovereignty of Ukraine, it is a "threat" to Russia and could provoke " a total war ".
Meanwhile, the first freight train with a load of grain from Ukraine has arrived in Lithuania via Poland. For exports, Kiev seeks alternative routes to ports blocked by the war. And the EU Commission attacks Putin: "Use the food issue as a weapon and the impact is also felt in Africa and Asia, 20-25 million tons of wheat must leave Ukraine in less than 3 months".
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Zelensky: "We only negotiate after the complete withdrawal of the Russians"
Ukraine will return to talks with Russia when Russian troops fully withdraw. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the Japanese newspaper NHK, as reported by Ukrinform.
"For every Ukrainian - says the Ukrainian president - victory is the return of the territories. We believe that Crimea and the Donbass are our territories. We are fighting for ourselves. I would like us to reach at least the borders of February 24, and then we propose ourselves. to sit down again at the negotiating table and agree on peace, the end of the war and the return of our territories ".
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"Mariupol city of ghosts, at least 22 thousand dead"
"Mariupol is now a city of ghosts". This was stated to CNN Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the mayor of the Ukrainian port city. The man, who fled to Ukrainian territory, said Mariupol municipality officials believe at least 22,000 residents of the city were killed during the three-month war. CNN specifies that this budget cannot be supported independently, as the free press is unable to enter the city and those who are still inside are too afraid to speak out.
The figure of 22,000 is based, Andriushchenko said, on the numerous contacts he and other city hall officials continue to have with officials trapped inside.
However, the councilor is convinced that the real number of victims can be much higher.
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Moscow: "From tomorrow foreign ships can leave Mariupol"
Russia will open a "humanitarian corridor" from 8am tomorrow morning to allow foreign ships to leave the port of Mariupol. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense quoted by the Interfax agency.
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NATO: "Very difficult situation for Ukraine in Donbass"
"The Ukrainians are doing a fantastic job but the situation in the Donbass, from a military point of view, has become very difficult." This was announced by a NATO source, explaining that it is "essential" that the Alliance or individual member countries continue the supply of arms to Ukraine.
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Di Maio: "Embryonic peace plan, it will take time"
We have outlined a path that starts from an international facilitation group and has the ambition to arrive at a new Helsinki ". But the Italian peace plan on Ukraine is still" an embryonic work, it will take time ". Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at an event of the Alis association.
"Today there are no conditions for peace, we are facing a long and exhausting war", added the minister.
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Von Der Leyen: “Agreement on oil at the next summit? I do not believe"
"I do not expect" that there will be an agreement on the oil embargo at the European summit next week, "it is useless to give false expectations". This is what the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen underlined, in an interview with Politico from the Davos forum released shortly after the letter from Hungary to the president of the EU Council, Charles Michel. "There is a political element to discuss, namely how much the other 26 member countries want to concede to Hungary in terms of investments, but the main difficulties are technical and we are talking about them these days", added von der Leyen.
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"Westerners will be able to witness the trials of the Azovstal fighters"
Representatives from various countries, including Westerners, will be invited to attend the hearings in the trials of Ukrainian fighters in Azovstal taken prisoner by the Russians. This was stated by the head of the pro-Russian separatists of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, quoted by Interfax, according to which the judges of the Donetsk administration loyal to Moscow are preparing the dossiers for the court-martial together with the Russian authorities.
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Kiev: "Our territorial integrity is not negotiable"
"We continue to hear proposals for capitulation on our part towards Russia or for land transfers, despite the crimes committed by the Russian army and attempts at genocide: Moscow does not believe in true dialogue, but dictates conditions. Our territorial integrity does not. is negotiable ". This was stated by Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, during his speech in Davos.
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The first shipment of wheat from Ukraine arrives in Europe
The first freight train with a load of grain from Ukraine arrived in Lithuania via Poland, at the port of Klaipeda. The state railways of Vilnius reported this. For its exports, Kiev is looking for alternative routes to Ukrainian ports, blocked by the conflict with Russia.
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Medvedev: “Crimea to Ukraine? It would be total war "
Trying to create an autonomous Crimea under Ukraine's sovereignty amounts to a threat to Russia and could result in "total war". This was stated by former president Dmitry Medvedev, current deputy head of the National Security Council, rejecting the proposal contained in the Italian peace plan. No political force in Russia would accept such a solution, because "it would amount to a betrayal of the country", added Medvedev, quoted by the Tass agency.
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Kuleba: "The offensive in Donbass is the largest since the Second World War"
"It is too early to say that Ukraine already has all the weapons it needs. The Russian offensive in Donbass is a merciless battle, the largest on European soil since the Second World War." Ukrainian Defense Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter. "I urge partners to expedite the delivery of weapons and ammunition, especially MLRS (multiple rocket launchers), long-range artillery and armored vehicles for the transport of military personnel," he added.
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Medvedev: "Donbass will never return to Ukraine"
The People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk will never return to Ukraine: the vice president of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel, according to reports from TASS. "The Donbass republics have made the final decision on their state and will never return. This is unacceptable to those who remember what happened to the Minsk agreements and the killings of civilians" in the two republics, Medvedev said, commenting on the reports. media on the Italian plan to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.
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EU: there is evidence that Russia is stealing Ukrainian wheat
"Putin is using the food issue as a weapon, the impact is felt not only on Ukraine but in Africa and Asia: we have no doubt that Russian troops are stealing Ukrainian wheat or destroying stocks, there are various proofs. we can say what we can and want to do to counter the situation because a war is underway but discussions are underway on how to intervene once the ships have left the ports ". A spokesman for the EU Commission said so. "We need to raise the issue globally and we are doing it, Egypt has refused to accept grain stolen from Ukraine".
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Medvedev rejects Italy's peace plan
The vice president of the Russian Security Council and former Russian president, Dmitri Medvedev, criticized the Italian peace plan for Ukraine, stating that "there is a feeling that it was prepared not by diplomats but by local political scientists, who have read provincial newspapers and operate only on the basis of Ukrainian fake news ". This was reported by the Russian state news agency Tass. "If peace initiatives are to be proposed then they should be based on a real approach that must reflect the state of affairs. And such a document has long been proposed by Russia for discussion," said Medvedev.
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Von der Leyen: "Kiev must win, we will do everything for this"
"Ukraine must win the war. And Putin's aggression must be a strategic failure. We will do everything possible to ensure that the Ukrainians prevail and take the future back into their hands." This was stated by the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaking in Davos. With the war "the international order was called into question", he added.
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Ukraine: "Russians move Iskander missiles to Belarus"
The Russian military moved Iskander-M tactical missile systems to the Brest region of Belarus, up to 50 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The military staff of Kiev writes on Facebook, quoted by Ukrinform, indicating that the threat of missile and air attacks from the territory of the Republic of Belarus is growing.
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Mariupol, 200 bodies in a shelter under a skyscraper
About 200 bodies were found in Mariupol amidst the rubble of a shelter during the dismantling of blocks of a skyscraper near the suburban-2 gas station on Myru Avenue. The spokesman for the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko announced on Telegram, reported by UNIAN.
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The number of children killed in the war rises to 234
The number of Ukrainian children killed since the beginning of the Russian invasion has risen to 234 (yesterday it was 232). This was reported by the Kyiv Attorney General's office on Telegram, quoted by UNIAN. More than 433 suffered injuries of varying severity.
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Continuous bombing in Severodonetsk, 4 civilians dead
Four people were killed in a residential building in the "chaotic and almost continuous Russian bombing in Severodonetsk". This was announced by the head of the Lugansk regional military administration Sergiy Gaidai, quoted by UNIAN. "Four people died in a skyscraper in Severodonetsk. The tragedy took place in the old quarters of the city. When the police came to the rescue they found the bodies of two men and a woman. Another woman was seriously injured," he said. wrote Gaidai, adding that 13 houses were damaged in Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Zolotoye and Novodruzhesk.
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Kiev, "the Russians are preparing a new offensive on Zaporizhzhia"
The Russian army is preparing to resume the offensive in the Vasylivka area in Zaporizhzhia towards Bakhmut. This was written by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the morning report, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda. Federation troops are strengthening and regrouping their units throughout the area. While the offensive operation does not stop in the eastern operational zone, where "intense fire" continues along the entire line and in the depths of the Ukrainian defense in Donetsk, Slobozhansky and Pivdennobuzhsky. The main hostilities are in the Donetsk district, near Lysychansk and Severodonetsk.
(Unioneonline)
