Even today Ukraine woke up to the alarms of the anti-aircraft sirens, which rang out in 17 of the 24 regions of the country.

And from the US another alarm is triggered: Putin, "with his back to the wall" explains Joe Biden, "would be considering using chemical and biological weapons".

The United States and Great Britain speak of difficulties of the Russian army, confirmed by the announcement made tonight by the Ukrainian General Staff, according to which the armed forces of Kiev have recaptured the urban settlement of Makariv, 60 kilometers west of the capital: "The flag Ukraine was hoisted over the city and Russian forces were pushed back, ”the military said.

The land corridor with Crimea and access to the Sea of Azov remain in Russian hands, but the stocks of Moscow's troops will run out "in three days", according to Kiev.

According to UN data, the Russian invasion has already caused at least 925 deaths among the civilian population, a figure that according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) will soon be revised upwards.

In terms of negotiations, Volodymyr Zelensky returned to propose a meeting with Vladimir Putin, "in any format", declaring himself willing to discuss the status of the Russian-speaking Ukrainian and Crimean republics and underlining that "without this meeting it is impossible to really understand what it is. the Russians are willing to do to stop the war ”.

"Without negotiations we will not stop the war", said Zelensky, however clarifying that his country "cannot accept ultimatums" and that "security guarantees are needed". The Ukrainian president today spoke in video connection with Montecitorio, urging Italy to tighten the sanctions. During a telephone conversation he also invited the Pope to Ukraine.

In the meantime, another Ukrainian hypothesis also arrived in the morning, according to which Russia is planning "a coup in Belarus", according to what an advisor to the Interior Minister of Kiev said, arguing as a possible motivation that the president Alexander Lukashenko in a meeting in the Kremlin had promised to send troops to Ukraine by 21 March and this has not yet happened.

However, Lukashenko would be aware of the plans to oust him, and may begin a "cleansing of his entourage by Putin's agents".

HERE all the news on the Ukrainian crisis.

Below is the live broadcast of the 27th day of the war.

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9 pm - Zelensky in videoconference Thursday at the NATO summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was invited to speak by videoconference at the NATO summit on Thursday.

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8.30 pm - Macron on the phone with Draghi and Scholz

The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, had telephone conversations today with the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, then with the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi. The Elysée announced this in the evening. The two talks, reports the French presidency, were centered on the war and on the "preparation of the extraordinary summits of NATO and the G7, next Thursday, and of the European Council on 24 and 25 March". Today's phone calls "follow yesterday's talks that the French president had with the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel".

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8 pm - Moscow: "Nuclear weapons if our existence is threatened"

Russia will only use nuclear weapons if its very existence is threatened. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Kremlin, quoted by TASS.

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19.50 - Biden: "The West is more united than ever against Putin"

"Tomorrow I will go to Europe to meet our allies and partners exactly one month after Putin launched his brutal war in Ukraine." US President Joe Biden wrote it on Twitter. "On this trip we will make it clear that the West is united in defending democracy. Putin thought it would divide us, but we have never been stronger in our recent history. We are with Ukraine and will continue to ensure that Putin pays a heavy price. economic for its actions ", underlined the president.

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6.46 pm - NATO foresees the entry of Belarus into the war

Belarus may "soon" join Russia in its war against Ukraine. NATO officials underlined this, CNN reports. Belarus is increasingly "likely" to enter the conflict, said an Alliance military source while according to another senior NATO intelligence official, the Belarusian government "is preparing the environment to justify a Belarusian offensive against Ukraine. ".

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18.36 - Total will no longer buy Russian oil by 2022

French energy giant TotalEnergies announced today that it will stop buying oil and petroleum products from Russia by the end of this year. The group has made it known that it ensures strict compliance with current and future European sanctions, whatever the consequences for the management of its activities in Russia. TotalEnergies then specified to start the gradual suspension of its activities in Russia by monitoring the safety of its personnel.

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17.30 - The EU ready for "new sanctions against Russia"

The EU "remains ready to move quickly for the adoption of new coordinated sanctions" against Russia. This is what we read in the draft conclusions that will be on the table at the EU summit. The document also asks member countries to prepare, with the support of the EU Commission, plans to cope with the flows of refugees and their needs in the medium and long term.

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17.10 - Drone hits a scientific institute in Kiev, at least one dead

At least one person was killed in a Russian drone attack on a scientific institute in Kiev. Smoke arose from a seven-story white building of the Institute for Superhard Materials northwest of Kiev, part of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. "In the raid, the Russian armed forces used Orlan drones, one of which dropped a bomb, after which the locals caught fire," an intelligence official from the Ministry of Defense told AFP.

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16.20 - Borrell: "The challenge is now to implement the common defense"

"After two years of hard work we have a plan and that plan is the strategic compass on common defense. But the plans must be implemented, otherwise they are useless. This is the challenge and it will not be easy. For the first time, however, we have a commitment. by the Member States, with a clear timetable. I will ensure that the commitments are kept ". This was stated by the High Representative for EU foreign policy Josep Borell.

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3.30 pm - Farmak pharmaceutical plant destroyed

The warehouse of the pharmaceutical plant of Farmak near Makarov, in the Kiev region, destroyed by a fire caused by Russian bombings. This was announced by a member of the supervisory board of the pharmaceutical company Petro Chernyshov on Facebook quoted by Ukrinform. "As far as we know, there has been a tank battle in this area. And our warehouse is completely burned down - the company has suffered massive losses," he said. Now, according to Chernyshov, Farmak is working on a recovery but "it's difficult, because all the raw materials and packaging were in the warehouse," he added.

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14.50 - 2,389 children kidnapped

Russian forces "kidnapped" 2,389 children from Donetsk and Lugansk. The US embassy says so, as reported by the Guardian. The US embassy in Kiev quotes Ukraine's foreign ministry as saying 2,389 Ukrainian children were "illegally removed" from the Russian-controlled territories of Lugansk and Donetsk oblasts and taken to Russia.

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2.40 pm - Fights on the highway west of Kiev

Fights are underway on the Zhytomyr highway, in Gostomel and Irpen with Russian troops trying to cross the Irpin River. the head of the Kiev regional military administration Oleksandr Pavliuk - quoted by UNIAN - reports that "part of the territorial communities in the Kiev region are on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe due to the continuous bombing by Russian troops". To be left without supplies under the bombs are the villages of Klavdiyevo-Tarasovo, Severinovka, Berezivka, Mykolaivka.

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2.10 pm - Ten hospitals completely destroyed

Ten Ukrainian hospitals were completely destroyed by the bombing. This was stated by Ukrainian health minister Viktor Lyashko speaking on national television, quoted by The Guardian.

"The enemy has already bombed 139 hospitals, medical care can no longer be provided there and these facilities must be rebuilt from scratch. This will be a new construction, which I hope will start as soon as possible," Lyashko said. Other hospitals could not be supplied with medicines and other supplies due to the fighting nearby, he added.

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13.55 - Ukrainian anti-aircraft in action in Odessa

Ukrainian anti-aircraft in action for just under an hour in Odessa. Numerous and repeated shots were warned near the Ukrainian city port. Military sources explain that it is the Ukrainian defensive air system that has gone into action. Odessa's anti-aircraft is considered the best in the country.

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1.30 pm - Two bombs on Mariupol

Russian planes dropped two bombs on Mariupol today. This was reported by the Municipality of Mariupol on Telegram. "The enemy continues to cynically destroy Mariupol. Russian planes dropped two heavy bombs today. The city has suffered even more damage. Once again it becomes clear that the occupiers are not interested in the city of Mariupol, they want to level it and reduce it to ashes," "reads the message.

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12.51 - Attack on Avdiivka, five dead

Five people died and 19 others were injured in an attack carried out last night by Russian forces against the town of Avdiivka, a few kilometers from Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine: the head of human rights in the Ukrainian Parliament, Lioudmila Denissova.

Two more people were killed and three wounded in an attack in Lissitchansk, 150 km northeast of Donetsk, where eight people were pulled alive from the rubble, Denissova added in another message.

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12.35 - Pentagon, Ukraine is fighting back

"We are seeing counterattacks by Ukrainian forces against Moscow." The Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in an interview with CNN, underlining that there are "signs" of these counterattacks by Kiev. "The Russians are in trouble," the defense spokesman reiterated

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12.25 pm - Strong explosion in Kiev

A loud explosion was heard in Kiev by BBC correspondent Orla Guerin. "A very loud explosion here in the last few minutes. It is the first time I have heard the windows slam in my hotel. It is not clear if a target was hit or if it was Ukrainian anti-aircraft shooting down a Russian missile," he tweeted. the journalist.

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12.15 - Mayor Boryspil: "Leave the city"

A mayor appeals to his fellow citizens to leave the city as soon as possible. It happened in Boryspil, about forty kilometers from Kiev, near the largest international airport in the country.

Mayor Volodymyr Borysenko, according to the international media, posted a video on social media during the night in which he addresses his citizens: "I ask all the civilian population to be intelligent, to contact our call center and leave the city as soon as it shows up.

the opportunity, "said Borysenko.

The mayor has asked citizens to leave unless this is not possible, since "there are already fighting going on in the area" around the town. "The fewer citizens stay in the city, the easier the operations are for the armed forces," he added.

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12 pm - UN: "More than 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled"

More than 3.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine. It is the latest update of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), as reported by CNN. According to the update, 3,532,756 refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24.

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11.45 am - "Zelensky-Putin meeting is the key to peace"

A meeting between Zelensky and Putin "is the key to peace: it is being prepared and will be prepared, we have relations with our partners who want to organize this meeting, there are many countries that are interested in ending the hot phase of the war". This was stated, in an interview with the BBC, by the Ukrainian chief negotiator, Mykhailo Podoliak.

"The working groups in the negotiation process elaborate preliminary documents and deliver them to the presidents, it will be evaluated if it is a 'road map' that can be discussed face to face. Only then can the meeting take place: in two, three days, a week. There are no dates yet. "

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11.05 am - Zelensky invites the Pope to Ukraine

Pope Francis called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the phone this morning, who invited him to Ukraine during the conversation. This was reported in a tweet by the Ukrainian ambassador to the Holy See, Andryi Yurash.

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11 am - Fire on civilians in line at the supermarket, dead

In Severodonetsk, in the Lugansk region, the Russians fired on people in a queue in a supermarket, causing deaths and injuries. The head of the regional military administration Serhiy Haidai denounced this on Facebook, as reported by Ukrinform. "Repetition of the case at the Kharkiv supermarket. The occupants aim at a shop in Severodonetsk. We have dead and injured, the number is being clarified. Orcs cynically take the lives of Ukrainians! People came only for the products", wrote Haidai.

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11 am - 117 children killed since the beginning of the war

117 children have died so far in Ukraine following the Russian invasion and more than 155 have been injured. This is the count, to date, made by the Ukrainian Attorney General's office and reported by Ukrinform.

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10.30 - Russians fire on the port of Mykolaiv

In Mykolaiv, Russian troops fired at the port: the infrastructure is damaged. This was announced by the administration of seaports of Ukraine on Facebook, as reported by Ukrinform.

"The port infrastructure has been severely damaged. According to preliminary information, there are no victims," the statement read. Yesterday Mykolaiv suffered severe airstrikes from Russian invaders. The hotel, hospital, several houses and a gas station were damaged, three people died and one was injured.

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10.10 am - More than 80 bombings in Kharkiv

More than 80 artillery bombardments were recorded in Kharkiv overnight. This was reported by the head of the regional military administration Oleg Sinegubov quoted by UNIAN.

"We registered 84, Saltivka, Danylivka, Kholodna Hora districts, the Htz district were affected," said Sinegubov.

In total, according to the head of the Ova, more than 600 houses in Kharkiv were destroyed in the bombings. A Russian reconnaissance drone was shot down this morning in the direction of Chuguiv.

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9.50 am - Tank hits cars: three dead, including a child

In the Kharkiv region, a Russian tank hit a car carrying a family with children. Three people died, including a 9-year-old girl. The Attorney General's Office announces it on Facebook, as reported by Ukrinform.

"In the Kharkiv region, a Russian tank shot down a car with a family with two children. The family shouted that they were civilians, waving the white flag, but in vain. Parents and a nine-year-old girl died and a 17-year-old boy was injured ", says the Prosecutor.

In total, the Ukrainian press agency said, 117 children died as a result of Russian aggression, the highest number found in the Kiev region, 58, and in the Kharkiv region, 40.

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9.40 am - Three humanitarian corridors from Mariupol

Three routes will be opened today to allow the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol. This was announced by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Telegram. "Today we are working hard for the evacuation of Mariupol residents", Vereshchuk says, explaining that three "routes" will work for this purpose, all directed to the city of Zaporizhzhia. The Deputy Prime Minister also announced that 21 buses and trucks with humanitarian aid left Zaporizhzhia headed for Mariupol.

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9.20 - Moscow: “Chemical and biological weapons? Insinuations "

The accusations by US President Joe Biden that Moscow is considering the use of chemical and biological weapons are "malicious insinuations". This is the reply of the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov who, reports the Interfax agency, adds: "We do not have such weapons".

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8.40 am - In Chernihiv more than half of the citizens on the run

The mayor of Chernihiv estimates that more than half of the population has fled the city since the war began. Vladyslav Atroshenko said in an interview with the news site LB.ua, cited by The Kyiv Independent, that there are about 130,000 people left in the city. Before the start of the conflict, the inhabitants were 285,000.

The mayor stressed that Chernihiv is facing a serious shortage of doctors, there is no water, there are insufficient supplies due to the continuous shelling that impedes the supply, electricity and gas are supplied intermittently. Atroshenko added that the road to Kiev is mined.

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8.20 am - Gb: "The progress of the Russian troops is limited"

"Despite heavy fighting, Ukrainian forces continue to repel Russian attempts to occupy the southern city of Mariupol. In other areas of Ukraine, Russian forces have seen another day of limited progress with the bulk of the forces largely stalled. ". British intelligence writes this in the daily bulletin of the Ministry of Defense on Ukraine.

"Many Ukrainian cities continue to suffer from heavy Russian air and artillery bombardments with the United Nations which estimate that more than 10 million Ukrainians are currently displaced as a result of the Russian invasion."

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8 am - Zelensky: "We are pushing back the Russian forces"

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are pushing back the Russian forces, which have slowed their advance: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message posted last night. The BBC reports it.

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7.30 - "Moscow's presence in airspace is growing"

Russian forces have "increased" their presence in Ukrainian airspace in the last 24 hours: the country's army reports, according to reports from the BBC. "In addition to the use of many unmanned aircraft, the enemy uses bombers, assault and combat aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles in various directions," the Ukrainian Air Force Command said in a statement. Yesterday, the note continues, Ukraine shot down a plane, two helicopters and six Russian drones.

(Unioneonline)

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