At least six dead in night bombing in kyiv
The balance sheet is getting heavier. The latest bombardment in kyiv killed at least six people, Agence France-Presse (AFP) told Agence France-Presse (AFP), as Russian forces are still seeking to encircle the Ukrainian capital.
Six bodies were lying Monday morning outside the “Retroville” shopping center in northwest kyiv. The site was hit by a very powerful strike which pulverized vehicles parked in the parking lot and left a gaping crater several meters wide.
Joe Biden will speak to Macron, Scholz, Draghi and Johnson
The American president will exchange with his European counterparts this Monday afternoon, announces the White House. Joe Biden will therefore call Emmanuel Macron, the German Olaf Scholz, the Italian Mario Draghi and the Briton Boris Johnson, from 4 p.m.
“Leak” of ammonia in a factory, residents asked to take shelter
Ukrainian authorities on Monday asked residents of the northern Ukrainian town of Novoselytsya to take shelter after an ammonia ‘leak’ at a nearby chemical plant, as troops battled Russians are raging in the region.
Sumy regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky reported an “ammonia leak” at the facilities of the Sumykhimprom company, affecting an area of 2.5 kilometers around the plant, which produces fertilizers.
Explosions in kyiv, at least one dead
At least one person was killed in kyiv in a strike by the Russian army on a shopping center this Sunday evening, announced the mayor of the Ukrainian capital. A huge blast shook the city during the attack and fires were visible in the rubble of the Retroville mall.
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Joe Biden will go to Poland on Friday to talk about Ukraine
US President Joe Biden will travel to Warsaw on Friday to meet his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced on Sunday.
“The President will discuss how the United States, alongside our allies and partners, responds to the humanitarian and human rights crisis that Russia’s unwarranted and unprovoked war on Ukraine has created” , the White House said in a statement, adding that Joe Biden’s trip would come after he visited Belgium to meet with leaders from NATO, the G7 and the European Union.
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Ukraine rejects Russian ultimatum to surrender in Mariupol
Ukraine will not “lay down its arms and will not leave the besieged city” of Mariupol, its Deputy Prime Minister told Ukrainian media overnight from Sunday to Monday, in response to the ultimatum posed by Russia.
“There is no question of talking about surrender or laying down arms. We have already informed the Russian side about this,” Iryna Vereshchuk told the Ukrayinskaya Pravda newspaper. “It’s deliberate manipulation and real hostage-taking,” she added of the request.
The Russian Defense Ministry had called on Ukraine to “lay down its arms” and demanded a “written response” to its ultimatum before 5 a.m. Monday, in the name of safeguarding the inhabitants and infrastructure of the city of Mariupol.
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