Watch Video: Zelenskyy visits injured soldiers in hospital Biden could travel to Europe in coming weeks, reports say Over 1.7 million of them exited through Poland. ► At least 2.8 million Ukrainians have fled the country, the U.N. Ukrainian forces he said, should surrender “or you will be finished." and European human rights groups, said he was meeting with Chechen troops aiding the Russian assault on Kyiv. ►Ramzan Kadyrov, the hard-line leader of Russia's Chechnya region accused of rights abuses by U.S. ►A pregnant Ukrainian woman and her unborn child have died, days after images were seen around the world of her being rushed on a stretcher to an ambulance amid the devastation of a maternity hospital bombing in Mariupol. The images epitomized the horror of Russian attacks on innocent Ukrainian civilians. Previous efforts to open humanitarian corridors collapsed amid missile attacks and gunfire. ►A convoy of 160 civilian cars left the besieged port city of Mariupol along a designated humanitarian route, the city council reported. ►Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said he has asked his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to use Beijing’s influence over Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. “We are at a historical moment that requires responsibility and vision of all world leaders,” Albares said. ► Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that he wants to fight Russian President Vladimir Putin in "single combat," saying it's for Ukraine. The village is only about 100 miles from the border of NATO member Poland. ► A Russian rocket attack on a television tower in the western village of Antopol on Monday morning killed nine people, according to the governor of the Rivne region. ► Russian forces abducted the mayor of Melitopol, Ukraine to Russian-occupied Luhansk, where he is being accused of “terrorism,” the Kyiv Independent reported, citing the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration. View Gallery: Mariupol, southern Ukraine city in ruins from Russian shelling 'EVERYTHING WE CAN': Polish border city throws its doors open to Ukrainians fleeing war LATEST MOVEMENT: Mapping and tracking Russia's invasion of UkraineįULL COVERAGE: updates, analysis, commentary on Ukraine The long-stalled Russian convoy north of Kyiv remains mostly stuck, the official said. They appear intent on cutting off Ukrainian troops fighting in the eastern part of the country. Russia, despite its advantages in warplanes, has not dominated Ukrainian airspace, the official said.Įlsewhere in Ukraine, about 50 Russian vehicles moved southeast of Kharkiv, apparently seeking to link up with Russian forces in the south, the official said. Florida National Guard troops had trained Ukrainian forces there, but left the base before the Russian invasion. troops, contractors or citizens at the base when the missiles struck, the official said. The attack from a distance, the official said, showed that a no-fly zone over Ukraine sought by the battered nation would not necessarily prevent Russia from assaulting by air. The attack over the weekend on the Yavoriv military training base in western Ukraine consisted of dozens of cruise missiles launched by Russian bombers inside Russian airspace, the official said. Russia has fired more than 900 missiles at Ukrainian targets since the invasion began, and the attacks have become increasingly indiscriminate, the official said. official acknowledged that some cities have been surrounded and face increasing bombardment from Russian long-range artillery and missile attacks. The assessment comes the same day Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the military operation is "proceeding in accordance with the original plan and will be completed on time and in full." Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion remains strong, particularly around the cities of Kyiv and Cherniv, according to the official who was not authorized to speak publicly about intelligence assessments. Follow here for the latest updates and news from Tuesday, March 15, as Russia's invasion continues.Īlmost all of Russia’s assaults on Ukrainian cities remain stalled, and there have been little or no advances made over the weekend, a senior U.S. Editor's note: This page recaps the news from Ukraine on Monday, March 14.
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