- Ukraine says greater than 5,500 individuals had been evacuated from front-line cities on Sunday.
- The ICRC warns residents of Mariupol face a “worst-case state of affairs” except Russia and Ukraine attain an settlement to make sure humanitarian entry.
- Ukraine and Russia will maintain a brand new spherical of talks by video-conference on Monday, officers have mentioned.
- A US journalist has been killed close to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
Ukraine, Russia to renew talks
Ukraine and Russia will maintain a brand new spherical of talks on Monday, officers have mentioned.
Talks would resume by video-conference, Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a part of the negotiating crew, has mentioned.
His assertion on Twitter confirmed an earlier assertion by Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Russian presidency.
Ukraine says 1000’s evacuated from front-line cities
Ukraine was in a position to evacuate greater than 5,550 individuals from front-line cities on Sunday by way of 9 humanitarian corridors, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has mentioned.
She mentioned 3,950 individuals had been evacuated from cities and cities within the Kyiv area.
Fatigued workers ‘cease safety-related repairs’ at Chernobyl
Employees working radioactive waste amenities on the Chernobyl nuclear plant have stopped finishing up safety-related repairs attributable to exhaustion, as they haven’t been relieved since Russia seized the location final month, Ukraine has informed the UN nuclear watchdog.
“The Ukrainian regulator knowledgeable the IAEA that workers at [Chernobyl] had been now not finishing up restore and upkeep of safety-related tools, partly attributable to their bodily and psychological fatigue after working continuous for practically three weeks,” the Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company mentioned in an announcement.
ICRC points stark Mariupol warning
The Worldwide Committee of the Purple Cross (ICRC) has warned that residents of the besieged port metropolis of Mariupol face a “a worst-case state of affairs”, except Russia and Ukraine attain an settlement to make sure their rapid security and entry to humanitarian help.
Ukrainian authorities say the town has been topic to relentless bombardment since Russian troops surrounded it on March 2. Learn the complete story right here.
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