On the 18th day of the war against Ukraine, Russian troops continue to strike at settlements in many regions of the neighboring country and do not stop trying to capture them. The Ukrainian army and territorial defense detachments are putting up stubborn resistance and claiming significant losses of Russians among personnel and military equipment. Under the conditions of hostilities, the statements of representatives of the armed forces of both sides of the conflict cannot be verified from independent sources. Western countries and international organizations are tightening sanctions against Russia. DW is following developments on Sunday, March 13 (Moscow time).
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Mayor Skadovska Alexander Yakovlev said in a video message that there are no Russian troops in the city, the situation is under control. According to him, municipal services work in Skadovsk, there is gas, water and electricity, communication works sometimes intermittently. In addition, patrols and security services are monitoring the order in the city, Yakovlev noted. From March 14, schools in Skadovsk are planning to resume the educational process, but remotely.
Those who sheltered Ukrainian refugees in the UK will be paid
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Government UK promised to pay 350 pounds (418 euros) per month to local residents, organizations and communities that will provide housing for refugees from Ukraine for at least six months. “The United Kingdom stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in its darkest period, and British society understands the need to get as many people as possible to safety as soon as possible,” said Michael Gove, Minister for Housing, Regional Development and Local Government. “I urge people across the country to join the national effort and offer support to our Ukrainian friends. Together we can provide safe housing for those who so desperately need it.” As part of a new refugee admission scheme called Homes for Ukraine, all refugees from Ukraine, and not just those who have relatives in the country, will be able to enter the UK, the government said.
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In connection with the influx of refugees from Ukraine, the authorities Federal State of Saarland increase the capacity of the reception center in the city of Lebach, the region’s interior ministry said. According to Interior Minister Klaus Bouillon, more than 400 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Lebach over the past week, and two heated tents have been set up on the territory of the reception center. In the future, refugees will be redirected to other places, he said.
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Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmyhal urged Ukrainian businesses to resume activities where possible. “No one can yet say that the war will end tomorrow. Therefore, the restructuring of the economy to the new realities should become a key foundation for victory. Therefore, I urge everyone: who can work and who has a job, work. Who has a business in territories where there is no active hostilities – resume activities. You are part of the economic front,” Shmyhal said in a statement.
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Participant of the anti-war action in French Versailles, March 10, 2022
Thousands of people took to the streets of Florence on March 12 Italyto express their support for Ukraine amid Russia’s military intervention. Demonstrators gathered in the square near the Basilica of Santa Croce in the center of the city held rainbow flags with the symbol of peace and national flags of Ukraine in their hands, writes the AFP news agency. The demonstration was organized by the mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella. About 10 thousand people also came out in support of the inhabitants of Ukraine in different cities. Franceincluding in Paris, where about a thousand people gathered.
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Ukraine on March 12 told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Russia planned to establish “full and permanent control” over Zaporozhye NPP. However, the general director of Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, in a telephone conversation with the head of the agency, Rafael Grossi, rejected such an intention, the IAEA said in a statement. According to the Ukrainian authorities, about 400 Russian military personnel are constantly present on the territory of the nuclear power plant.
PayPal asked Russians to withdraw funds from accounts
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Company PayPal, which owns the service for making payments, urged Russian users to withdraw the balance of funds from their accounts by March 18, 2022. Russian customers are being asked to take this step “to minimize potential further service disruptions,” the company said in a statement posted on its website.
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Aleksandar Vucic (photo from the archive)
Serbia will reduce the number of flights to Russia, a decision will be made in a few days, President Aleksandar Vucic said on TV Pink. According to him, the Serbian authorities are forced to do this because of Western pressure on the country due to the increase in the number of flights to Russia from one to two a day. “Okay, let’s return to the old level, we will have one flight a day, so that no one can tell us that we are earning something,” Vucic said.
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President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said he had held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. “We talked about aggression from the Russian Federation and the prospects for peace talks,” he wrote on his Twitter page. Zelenskiy also said he had asked Bennett to assist in the release of the mayor of Melitopol and local public figures who, according to Ukrainian authorities, were abducted by the Russian military.
Deputy Prime Minister: About 13,000 people were evacuated along gum corridors
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About 13,000 civilians were evacuated through humanitarian corridors on Saturday, March 12, which is almost twice as many as the day before, said Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Irina Vereshchuk in a video message. According to her, 9 out of 14 open corridors worked on Saturday, in particular, in Sumy, Krasnopolye, Konotop, Lebedin, Bolshaya Pisarevka. On March 13, the possibility of opening corridors from the Lugansk and Kiev regions is being considered, Vereshchuk said.
The Russian Defense Ministry said earlier that it provided ten humanitarian corridors for evacuation from Ukraine to Russia on Saturday, but none of them were confirmed by the Kiev authorities.
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