March 12: Foreign and Ukrainian soldiers cross an impromptu road under a destroyed bridge in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv.
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March 12: Foreign and Ukrainian soldiers cross an impromptu road under a destroyed bridge in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv.
Felipe Dana / AP
As Saturday wraps up in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the main developments for the day:
The United States has approved new security aid of $ 200 million for Ukraine. Expense including anti-aircraft weapons and small arms to support Ukraine. The new package helps the US give Ukraine up to 1.2 billion USD in aid.
Russian attacks on several cities continue. The fighting continues outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The ongoing conflict has disrupted the operations of humanitarian groups, as Russian forces targeting healthcare websites.
Ukrainians protest against allegations of kidnapping a mayor. About 2,000 people gathered in front of the town hall of Melitopol Officials said to call for the release of Mayor Ivan Fedorov, who was arrested by Russia on Friday.
The President of Ukraine spoke directly to the mothers of the Russian forces. In an overnight video message, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told them not send their children to “fight in a foreign land.”
More sanctions on tycoons. English Premier League The board is ordering Roman Abramovich gives up ownership of Chelsea Football Club, following the British government’s move to punish the Russian businessman.
Depth
The current crisis in Ukraine poses grim parallels with the Russian bombing campaigns in Chechnya in the 1990s.
As Ukrainian refugees seek safety in Poland, a mayor there has found himself at the forefront of the country’s surprising shift away from anti-refugee policies – for now at least.
McDonald’s logo withdraws from Russia marks the country’s return to the Soviet era.
Pets are help Ukrainians cope with the tensions of war.
ONE new memoir from Marie Yovanovitch, former US ambassador to Ukraine, offers insight into post-Soviet Russian and Ukrainian politics.
Previous developments
You can read More news from Saturday hereas More in-depth reports and Daily summary here. Also, listen and subscribe to NPR’s State of Ukraine audio file to update during the day.
