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10:31 am> European embargo on Russian oil hits “everyone”, Kremlin warns
The Kremlin estimated on Monday that a possible European embargo on Russian oil would affect “everyone” at a time when the EU should consider at a meeting the possibility of new sanctions against Moscow.
“Such a ban would have a very serious impact on the world oil market, which would have a detrimental effect on the energy market in Europe, but the Americans will not lose anything, it is obvious, they will feel better than the Europeans,” said Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president.
09:50> Russian forces attack Mariupol “major war crime”
The head of European diplomacy, Joseph Borel, on Monday denounced the Russian military’s indiscriminate destruction of the besieged city of Mariupol as a “major war crime.”
“It simply came to our notice then. Indiscriminate bombings are devastating the city and have killed everyone, “he said, adding that he was committed to exploring new sanctions against Moscow ahead of a meeting with EU foreign and defense ministers.
9:21 am> Civil Defense says there is no risk to health after ammonia leak
Ammonia leaks from a chemical plant in the Ukrainian city of Sumi (northeast) pose no danger to civilians, civil officials said in a telegram. In the meantime the leak will be sealed.
Ammonia leakage may have occurred when a tank was damaged by an explosion. A factory worker was injured in the incident.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said the leak had been stopped.
However, the information could not be cross-checked independently.
08:14> Ships carrying grain disappear from Ukrainian port
The Ukrainian military said Monday that five ships loaded with grain had “disappeared” from the port of Berdyansk. According to the Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravta, the boats were pulled out of port by Russian tugs and sailed in an unknown direction.
However, this information could not be verified independently.
The port is located in the Sea of Azov and is controlled by the Russian military. Not far from the port city of Berdyansk, Mariupol.
07:49> The first rotation of Ukrainian personnel at Chernobyl in about a month
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced on Sunday that the rotation of personnel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant began on Sunday for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine has told the IAEA that half of the people have finally returned home after working overnight Sunday through Monday, on a Russian – controlled site.
“The Ukrainian National Regulatory Commission has confirmed that the exits have already been replaced by other Ukrainian employees,” he added, adding that he “welcomes” this area cycle.
On February 24, Russian forces took control of the plant, but about 100 Ukrainian technicians, who were completing the night shift, were managing the day-to-day operations of the radioactive waste site after the 1986 crash. The worst in history.
According to relatives interviewed by AFP on condition of anonymity, the day team was unable to relay them.
Prior to today’s round, the same task force had been on site since the day before Russian forces entered the area, saying one of the “pillars” of IAEA nuclear security was “dangerous”, meaning that staff could make decisions without undue pressure.
The IAEA has not yet received remote data transfers from its surveillance systems in Chernobyl, but this data is being transferred to it from other nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
The Vienna-based UN The agency has offered to intervene on the spot to guarantee the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine and says it will “continue consultations” in this direction.
06:37> At least six people were killed in a bomb blast in kyiv
As Russian forces continue to encircle the Ukrainian capital, a bomb blast in Qing killed at least six people overnight from Sunday to Monday, an AFP reporter said.
Six bodies were found Monday morning outside a shopping center in Retro in northwest Q, according to an AFP reporter.
The site was hit by a very powerful strike that crushed vehicles and left a gaping pit several meters wide in the front parking lot of the burned and still smoking ten-story building.
An AFP reporter noted that the entire south side of the large shopping center was destroyed, as well as a gym in the parking lot. Debris, wrecked vehicles, twisted debris, debris for hundreds of meters on the platform.
On Monday morning, firefighters and soldiers were busy searching for victims in the rubble.
6:37 am> Ammonia leak from a chemical plant in Sumi
Ammonia leak has been reported from a chemical plant in the Ukrainian city of Sumi (northeast). A regional military official warned people through the use of telegrams that all residents within a five-kilometer radius of the factory should seek refuge in the basement to avoid contact with the poisonous gas.
How the leak occurred has not yet been determined. In addition, the DPA agency that announced the leak on Monday morning could not yet verify the information independently.
03:22> Biden leaves for Poland on Friday to talk about Ukraine
The White House announced on Sunday that US President Joe Biden will meet with his Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw on Friday to discuss Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.
“The president will discuss with the United States, our allies and partners how to respond to the humanitarian and human rights crisis created by Russia’s unnecessary and unprovoked war on Ukraine,” the White House said in a statement. He will arrive in Belgium after his visit to meet with NATO, G7 and EU leaders.
2:15 am> New efforts for talks by Russian and Ukrainian negotiators on Monday
New talks between Kiev and Moscow will be held via video on Monday to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
This was agreed by the Ukrainian and Russian negotiators. The head of the Ukrainian delegation, Mikhail Podoliyak, made the promise on Sunday, citing the Ukrainian news agency Union.
The last high-level discussions to return to peace began last Monday. Mr. Potoliac. He had previously promised that talks with Moscow to end the war would take “several weeks”, but that Moscow’s position was still showing signs of becoming “reasonable” and realistic, but did not provide details.
01:55> kyiv rejects Russian final warning to surrender Mariupol
Ukrainian leaders have rejected a final warning from the Russian military to surrender to the port city of Mariupol.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vareshchuk assured Ukrainevskaya Pravda on Monday morning that “there is no surrender and no laying down of arms.” The Ukrainian response to Russia’s final warning has already been announced, he confirmed.
Instead, he demanded that the Russian army open more humanitarian corridors from the besieged city in the Sea of Azov.
Russia has asked Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to leave the city on Monday morning, and a corridor will be set up from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., General Mikhail Mijintsev announced. Russian news agency TASS.
Russia has offered to leave all Ukrainian armies in the city “without weapons and ammunition on the route agreed with Ukraine,” he said, stressing the need for a written response from Ukraine by 05:00 (03) Moscow time. : 00 HB) Monday morning ”.
The Russian military has issued its final warning in an eight-page document.
Ms. Vereshchuk wrote in her reply to Moscow, “Instead of wasting your time with an eight-page letter, open a corridor.”
01:22> Six million children in Ukraine are at serious risk
Save the Children, a humanitarian organization, said on Monday that attacks on hospitals and schools in Ukraine had put 6 million children at great risk.
One in five children had to flee their homes to escape war in a Russian-occupied country. Those in conflict zones are left to fend for themselves without access to food, clean water and medical care.
In addition, 489 schools and 43 hospitals have so far been damaged or destroyed, the organization said.
“Schools should be safe places for children, not places of fear, injury or death,” commented Pete Walsh, director of child protection in Ukraine.
According to the United Nations, at least 59 children have already been killed since the hostilities began, but media reports indicate that hundreds of children may have died.
“The rules of war are very clear,” he said. Walsh explained. “Children are not a target, not hospitals or schools. We must protect children in Ukraine at all costs. How many more people will have to die to end this conflict?” Criticized that.
00:07> Several eruptions west of kyiv
Several more explosions were reported Sunday evening in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. According to city mayor Vitaly Klitschko, several houses were damaged in the Bodil district west of the city. A business complex was also attacked. Finally, the fire is said to have occurred.
“Rescue and relief teams are on site,” Klitschko said in a telegram on social media. Preliminary reports say one person was killed in the attack. “We are waiting for more details,” the mayor said.
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