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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Blocking Aid Convoy to Besieged Mariupol
Date: March 15, 2022
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine accused Russia on Tuesday of blocking a convoy trying to take supplies to the besieged city of Mariupol, where the Red Cross said desperate families were being “suffocated” as food and water ran out. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said hundreds of civilians managed to...
Red Cross Hopes to Evacuate Civilians From Besieged Sumy, Ukraine
Date: March 15, 2022
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The Red Cross is organising the evacuation of two convoys of more than 70 buses with civilians out of the besieged northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy and their passage to a safe area, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. Ewan Watson, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),...
Close to 3 Million Have Fled Fighting in Ukraine
Date: March 15, 2022
By Anna Koper and Olimpiu Gheorghiu PRZEMYSL, Poland/PALANCA, Moldova (Reuters) -Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad approached 3 million on Tuesday, the United Nations said, as people escaped fighting and Russian bombardment. About 2.95 million people have so far left Ukraine, data from the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) showed....
U.N. Chief: Prospect of Nuclear Conflict Back ‘within Realm of Possibility’ Over Ukraine
Date: March 14, 2022
By Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday sounded the alarm over Russia raising the alert level for its nuclear forces after invading Ukraine, describing it as a “bone-chilling development.” “The prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility,” Guterres told reporters, and repeated his call...
Refugee Exodus Reaches 2.8 Million as Russian Strikes Hit West Ukraine
Date: March 14, 2022
By Mari Saito and Fedja Grulovic KRAKOW, Poland/ISACCEA, Romania (Reuters) -People fleeing what had been the relative safety of western Ukraine joined thousands crossing into eastern Europe on Monday after Russia attacked a Ukrainian base near the border with NATO-member Poland. Ukraine said 35 people were killed at the base on Sunday. Moscow said up...
Russian Attacks in Western Ukraine Prompt More People to Flee
Date: March 14, 2022
By Mari Saito and Fedja Grulovic KRAKOW, Poland/ISACCEA, Romania (Reuters) – People fleeing what until recently had been the relative safety of western Ukraine joined thousands crossing into eastern Europe on Monday after Russia stepped up attacks, prompting fears of an even larger exodus. Moscow widened its assault on Sunday with an attack on a...