Russian Invasion of Ukraine – Day 14: Russia is expected to open the humanitarian corridors this morning (Wednesday) starting at 10 a.m., after the previous times when this happened – the ceasefire was violated by it. At the same time, during the night it was reported that Poland had offered to transfer MiG fighter jets to Ukraine, but was rejected by the Pentagon.
ongoing updates:
5:56: CNN reported that Japan donated bulletproof vests to Ukraine. According to the report, this is a rare move for the regime, as the state has maintained a pacifist constitution since World War II.
5:32: About 5,000 people were evacuated from the city of Sumy
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5:00: Ukrainian Interior Minister announces that foreigners who volunteer to join the fighting forces against Russia will be eligible for Ukrainian citizenship
4:28: The United States has sent Patriot missiles to Poland in order to deal with threats to its allies.
3:57: Japanese Industry Minister Koichi Jiuda said Tokyo was expected to consider withdrawing from the Sakhalin project, an important economic project for Russia, if it would help “stop Russian aggression against Ukraine.” The remarks were made during a parliamentary session.
01:48: Instagram is also joining the sanctions: the company will stop displaying user subscriptions in Russia. “There is a need to protect the communities in Ukraine and Russia,” the company said.
01:40: Victoria Noland, Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, referred to the bans on oil and gas imports from Russia and told CNN: “We must remember that the villain is Putin. Zelsky is right – every drop of Russian oil consumed, another drop of Ukrainian blood spilled.”
Refugees from Ukraine (Photo: Reuters)01:20: In a video filmed by Ukrainian President Zalansky, he referred to reports of UN internal correspondence calling for the Russian invasion of Ukraine not to be addressed as a war: In them, “he added.
01:30: The Pentagon rejected Poland’s proposal to transfer the Mig-29 fighter jets to the United States in order to transfer them to Ukraine. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, said the parties were in touch, but Poland’s proposal raised the complexity of moving fighter jets to Ukraine, he said.
00:46: The US Treasury Department has announced a deadline for closing all deals related to the oil and energy industries with Russia – by April 22.
23:56: According to a TASS news agency, Russia has destroyed 124 air defense systems in Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion.