Hundreds of Russian military vehicles were captured by satellite images as they move towards Donbass, the area of Ukraine where the pro-Russian "republics" recognized by Moscow, Lugansk and Donetsk are located. For the experts, these are preparations for a new offensive that would see Izium, then Dnipro, considered a "strategic target" as a place of attack. “There will be an offensive. Not only on Mariupol, but also on other places, cities and villages. First we will completely liberate Lugansk and Donetsk, and then we will take Kiev and all the other cities ", confirmed Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Russian republic of Chechnya and commander of the Chechen militias engaged in the war in Ukraine.

It could also be a decisive, almost final phase, and in fact, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in video link with the South Korean Parliament, "it has already begun".

As with the EU and the US, the number one in Kiev also asked for weapons in Seoul: “We need air defense systems, airplanes, tanks, other armored vehicles, artillery systems and ammunition. And you have what may be indispensable for us. "" When it comes to surviving a war aimed at the complete subjugation of a people, the usual rules for the supply of weapons must be revised and implemented quickly. We have to help, "he added.

Meanwhile, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer arrived in Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin and plead the cause of the ceasefire and, Vienna explained, to convince him that he had "morally" lost the war. The face-to-face lasted about 90 minutes and was very cold and, from what we hear, "anything but friendly". Nehammer also told Putin that sanctions against Russia "will be further tightened as long as people in Ukraine continue to die." For the number one in Vienna, the imminent attack in the Donbass will instead be "brutal and massive", while the number one in the Kremlin "no longer trusts the international community".

At the source of the fighting, Mariupol, a port city, has been under siege for weeks and the fighting is increasingly intense. Furthermore, the pro-Russian separatists have announced that they have taken control of the port. But the alarm sirens sounded in Kiev, Odessa, Dnipro, Lviv. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has returned to invite the inhabitants of the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk and Kharkiv to leave their homes: "Often the decision to evacuate is postponed, it is thought that in a while the war will end. Unfortunately I must say that it will not be. like that. We have to be resilient and very responsible to ourselves and our families. If it is possible to evacuate, then please evacuate, "he said.

The day by the hour:

Hundreds of Russian vehicles in the East

The Pentagon confirmed today that Russia is sending hundreds of military vehicles, including combat helicopters and artillery, to eastern Ukraine ahead of a new and important phase of the war. The New York Times reports it. The confirmation from the US Department of Defense came after the release of satellite images on Friday showing a long column of Russian military vehicles moving from the eastern city of Velykyi Burluk towards the

city of Izium.

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In the Donbass "it will be a brutal attack"

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said, after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, that he is not optimistic about the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, where "a brutal and massive attack" is being prepared. After the meeting, Nehammer informed the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen "of the importance of a direct confrontation" with Russian President Putin.

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Borrell: "Now we need more weapons than the energy embargo"

"The battles that we will see in eastern Ukraine would also take place with the embargo on Russian oil and gas: what makes the difference right now is military aid". The high representative for EU politics, Josep Borrell, said at a press conference.

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UN: over 1,842 victims since the beginning of the conflict

At least 1,842 civilians have been killed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including 148 children. This was announced in its latest bulletin by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Ohchr), adding that at least 2,493 were injured, including 233 minors. The figures, underlines the UN agency, are underestimated, given the difficulties in the investigations on the ground.

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Nehammer-Putin talks ended

The conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has ended. The Apa agency learns this from the chancellery in Vienna. The face-to-face was described as "anything but friendly".

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The pro-Russians take the port of Mariupol

"The port of Mariupol has been liberated". This was stated by the head of the pro-Russian separatist republic of Donetsk, in Donbass, quoted by Tass.

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The Austrian Chancellor: "Putin lost the war"

"It makes a difference to be face to face and tell him what the reality is: that this president has in fact lost the war morally." Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said this, speaking before the EU meeting in Luxembourg, as CNN reports ahead of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer today in Moscow. "It should be - he says - in his own interest that someone tell him the truth. I think it is important and we owe it to ourselves if we want to save lives. We must use every possibility to put an end to the infernal situation in Ukraine".

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The appeal of the soldiers from Mariupol: "Exhausted resources"

An appeal to the Ukrainian people appeared on the Facebook page of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mikhail Bilinsky, who is fighting in Mariupol and in this appeal "it is said that after 47 days of defense of Mariupol, the brigade's resources have run out" . "We have adequately held the defense by doing the impossible. But all resources tend to run out," says the message which adds that "for more than a month, the marines have been fighting without ammunition supply, without food, without water" . The infantry, the message continues, "is dead" and now "gunners, anti-aircraft gunners, signalmen, drivers and cooks are fighting".

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Berlin: "Ukraine now needs heavy weapons"

"Ukraine needs more military equipment, first of all heavy weapons." This was stated by the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, in Luxembourg, on the sidelines of the European Council of Foreign Ministers, according to reports from Bild. "It is not time for pretexts, but creativity and pragmatism are needed," he added.

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China: "Fair and transparent investigation into Kramatorsk"

The truth and the cause "of the accident must be ascertained with a fair and transparent investigation": is the comment of the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, on the attack with a missile on the railway station of Kramatorsk, in Ukraine, cost the lives of over 50 people and which saw Moscow and Kiev accuse each other of responsibility.

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Zelensky: "In Mariupol tens of thousands of dead"

Tens of thousands of people died in Mariupol, Donetsk region. This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during his speech in front of the South Korean parliament, as reported by Ukrinform. The Ukrainian president noted that the worst situation is currently in Mariupol, as the city has been blocked by Russian troops since March 1. "Mariupol is destroyed. There are tens of thousands of dead, but even then the Russians do not stop the offensive. They want to make Mariupol an evanescent city."

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Kiev: 66 attacks on Kharkiv in 24 hours. Eleven dead, even a child

The Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine has been bombed by the Russians 66 times in the past 24 hours: the attacks left 11 dead, including a 7-year-old child, while another 14 was injured. This was announced by the governor of the region Oleh Synehubov, according to reports from the Kyiv Independent. The Russian military, Synehubov explained, used artillery, mortars and multiple rocket systems to attack residential neighborhoods in the region.

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Kiev, 9 humanitarian corridors have been agreed for today

9 humanitarian corridors agreed for today in Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk reports this on Telegram. In particular, in the Donetsk region, the corridor from the besieged city of ️Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia is planned, always with its own means.

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The death toll of children since the beginning of the war rises to 183

The number of children killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion rises to 183. The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Ukrainian Parliament Lyudmila Denisova reports on her Telegram channel: to date, "according to the Unified Register of Preliminary Investigations, since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 183 children have died and 342 have been injured ".

(Unioneonline)

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