Moscow set 3am GMT time for Ukrainian fighters to lay down arms in Mariupol; Zelenskiy warns ‘extermination’ of city’s defenders would jeopardise peace talks
When, at the end of January, Poland’s deputy interior minister, Maciej Wąsik, said his country had “” in the event of a major Russian invasion of Ukraine, many thought he was exaggerating.
Last week the UK home secretary, Priti Patel, apologised for the time it had taken for Ukrainian refugees to arrive in the UK under two visa schemes, after new figures showed just 12,000 had so far reached Britain.Ukraine and Russia have failed to agree on Sunday about humanitarian convoys for the evacuation of civilians from war-affected areas, according to Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk.
“Overnight, high-precision air-launched missiles destroyed an ammunition factory near the town of Brovary in Kyiv region,” Konashenkov said, as reported by the Reuters news agency.08.54 Exceptions will be made only for ships in distress or seeking humanitarian assistance, or ships transporting energy products, food and pharmaceuticals to EU countries.The city of Kramatorsk feels empty. Only a handful of supermarkets, restaurants and hotels are still open. Windows along the main streets are boarded up. Many residents have moved out of their apartment blocks and into houses in neighbouring villages, where they judge it will be safer.
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