21.57 – The air alarm went off tonight in the regions where Rivne, Ternopil, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Kharkiv are located. Ukrinform gives the news. 21.38 – “What happened yesterday and today is unprecedented, it’s incredible and unthinkable”. This was stated by the Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, commenting on the refusal of Great Britain, the rotating president of the Security Council, to hold a meeting of the Fifteen on Ukraine at the request of Moscow. London’s justification was that a meeting was already on the agenda for tomorrow. “We have never denied a Security Council meeting during our presidencies,” added Nebenzia, speaking of “unprecedented abuse” by London. 21.27– The US has so far seen no evidence to support the Ukrainian accusations of genocide by Russia: national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, reiterating what was said by Joe Biden. 21.18 – Moscow is reviewing its military objectives and is concentrating its offensive in the south and east of Ukraine: national security adviser Jake Sullivan said this. 21.13 – Bucha’s atrocities are “further evidence” of war crimes by Russia: national security adviser Jake Sullivan said so. Atrocities that he defined as “tragic and shocking” but “not surprising”, also in light of what the US had already foreseen and anticipated. 21.01 –Ten civilians killed and 46 wounded in a bombing raid on Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, according to the mayor of the city, Oleksandre Senkevitch. A first attack launched by the Russian army in the early hours of the morning resulted in “one dead and five injured, of which two were seriously”, before another in which “10 people were killed and 41 injured”, said the mayor in a video message, specifying that the budget could worsen. 19.55– “Total embargo on oil, gas and coal, closure of all ports to Russian ships and goods, full disconnection of Russian banks from Swift and the dispatch of more weapons and military equipment”. At the initiative of Guy Verhofstadt, 207 MEPs are asking the EU Commission in a written letter. The signatories include members of the Renew, Ppe, S&D, Ecr and even Greens groups. There are currently no Italian MEPs among the members. 19.31 – “These politicians do not have a clear conscience”. Thus Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov responded to the words of American President Joe Biden that he called Russian President Vladimir Putin “a war criminal”. This was reported by the Interfax agency. 18.50– The government of Kiev is convinced that it has “won a battle” thanks to the resistance opposed to the Russian forces around Kiev, but warns that “the war continues” and that Moscow is now preparing to conduct a massive “offensive” to the east and south of Ukraine. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said today alongside his British colleague Liz Truss, met in Warsaw: “We are preparing for a large-scale offensive by Russia in eastern Ukraine”, where Moscow “wants to wrest other territories. in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, he wants to try to consolidate himself in Kherson and he wants to take possession of the bloody Mariupol “. 18.39 –The brutality attributed to the Russian forces in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kiev, are only “the tip of the iceberg”, in Mariupol the situation is even “worse”. This was stated by the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, in a joint press point with his British colleague Liz Truss, met in Warsaw together with the head of Polish diplomacy, Zbigniew Rau. 18.16 – “Ukraine is one of the countries with the most mines in the world on its territory. Even before the ongoing military offensive, more than 1.8 million people had already lived for eight years surrounded by mines”. Ocha, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on International Mine Day, writes on Twitter. 18.05 –The German government has decided to declare 40 Russian diplomats “persona non grata”. This was announced today by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. “These are people who have worked here in Germany every day against our freedom and against the cohesion of our society,” she said according to the Dpa. “We won’t tolerate this any longer.” The decision was communicated to Russian Ambassador Sergei Nethayev on Monday afternoon. 18.00 – There are deaths and injuries in Mykolaiv after the Russian attack with cluster bombs on residential buildings in the city. The Kyiv Independent reports it. 17.52 –All supplies of food, medicine and fuel are running out in Russian-occupied Kherson. This was reported by the city council, reports Ukrainska Pravda. “Kherson is blocked by the invaders. We cannot leave. They cannot come to us. The city is running out of flour to make bread, there are problems with medicines and fuel. The activities have stopped, many have lost their jobs. But city authorities help people who can’t buy food, “says the city council. 17.30 –Russian forces are preparing to take Kharkiv. This was stated by the spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Oleksandr Motuzyanyk quoted by UNIAN. “The main efforts of the enemy have focused on preparing for the resumption of offensive operations to encircle the Ukrainian forces and take over the city of Kharkiv,” said Motuzyanyk, explaining that “the enemy is strengthening the troops of the western and southern military districts in the districts. operating from Slobozhansky and Donetsk. It is doing this both by transferring troops from other military districts and by involving reserve units “. 4.49 pm –“Russia is seriously violating the Geneva Convention relating to the treatment of prisoners of war. These facts were confirmed during the latest release of Ukrainian citizens from captivity.” You wrote it on Telegram Lyudmila Denisova, Ukrainian ombudsman for human rights. “I ask the UN Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Expert Mission set up by the OSCE participating States to take into account these violations of the rights of Ukrainian POWs”, Denisova said. 4.43 pm – Joe Biden calls for a war crimes trial against Vladimir Putin. 16.23 –More than 7,000 war crimes have been recorded since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was announced by the attorney general Irina Venediktova, reports Ukrinform. The investigation teams are made up of representatives of the National Police and the Security Service of the State Investigation Bureau, the prosecutor said, explaining that, in addition, “we have a warcrime.gov.ua portal where all citizens can provide their information on war crimes. There are now more than 7,000. ” 15.56 – Lithuania expels the Russian ambassador for the invasion of Ukraine. 14.31 pm –The International Committee of the Red Cross said today for security reasons they were unable to reach the besieged city of Mariupol to evacuate civilians. The Guardian reports it. 14.11 – The US will ask the United Nations General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council in Geneva. This was announced by the American ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. 13.45 –In the basement of a school in the village of Yahidne, in the Cernihiv region, “the Russian occupiers held 150 people hostage, including women and children. Those who died were left there next to the living, the living suffered hunger, fear, pain, despair”. This was reported by the governor of Cernihiv Oblast Viacheslav Chaus who also posted photos on Fb. 13.36 – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree on retaliation measures on visas for hostile countries. Tass writes it. 13.33 –“This is the Holocaust of the new millennium, and a tragedy for Ukraine, but also for Europe and the world”. This was stated by the president of the Ukrainian parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk, to the ANSA envoy in Bucha, Ukraine, after having gone to the mass graves where there are dozens of bodies of villagers killed. 13.30 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting the city of Bucha, where he went to the city hospital. 13.16 –The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, says she is “horrified” by the images of the bodies found in Bucha, after the Russian soldiers withdrew, and speaks of “possible war crimes”. “I am horrified by the images of civilians lying on the streets and in makeshift graves in Bucha,” says Bachelet. “The reports emerging from this and other areas raise serious and disturbing questions about possible war crimes, serious violations of international humanitarian law and serious violations of international law and human rights,” she says. 12.36 –On the atrocities in Bucha attributed to the Russians, “these areas we speak of have either been under the occupation, under the control of the aggressor, by Russian troops, or have been bombed by the aggressor. So, of course, there is nobody else. who could have committed these atrocities. ” This was stated by EU spokesman Peter Stano when asked about the fact that they are attributed to Russia before the outcome of an investigation. “Obviously there must be an investigation,” he added, already announced by the International Criminal Court and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 12.18 – “The situation in Bucha and a staging of the West and Ukraine on social networks”. To say so and the Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov taken up by TASS. 11.37 am –Russia today “categorically” rejected all accusations about the massacre of civilians in Bucha: the Kremlin made it known. 11.19 – “Further sanctions on Russia proposed by some” European Union “member states include more individual measures, the blockade of Russian ships from EU ports, more export restrictions and embargoes on Russian coal, oil or gas, to long requests from Ukraine, but against which some European nations have resisted “. The Financial Times writes in today’s edition regarding the hypothesis that the EU introduces further sanctions against Moscow after the Bucha events. 11.11 am –“The horror in our village began on the afternoon of March 4, when about twenty Russian tanks crossed this road in columns and started firing with Kalashnikovs madly on our houses and on the cars they passed, crushing them. They did not evacuate. , they fired. And with some tanks they broke through the houses “. And what Tamara told Bucha, in Ukraine, to the ANSA envoy on the spot. 10.43 am –“The European Union strongly condemns the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in a number of occupied Ukrainian cities, which have now been liberated.” This was stated by the high representative of the EU for foreign policy Josep Borrell in a note. “The EU will continue to strongly support Ukraine and urgently move forward in drawing up further sanctions against Russia.” 10.16 –“It is difficult to say how, after all that has been done, we can have any kind of negotiation with Russia. This and on a personal level. But as president, I have to do it. Every war must end.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CBS, quoted by the Kyiv Independent. Zelensky said he is committed to continuing peace talks with Russia despite the atrocities committed in Ukraine. 9.42 am –Missile attack in Ternopil, a city in western Ukraine, the capital of the region of the same name. This was announced on Telegram by the mayor of Ternopil Serhiy Nadal, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda, who added that he expected official data from the West operational command. An enemy missile – he reported – was shot down in Slavuta, in the Khmelnytsky region of western Ukraine. The mayor said the air raid was ongoing and asked citizens to stay in shelters. 9.19 am –Emmanuel Macron said he was “in favor” of the European Union deciding on new sanctions against Russia after hundreds of civilian bodies were found in the Kiev region. “There are very clear indications of war crimes” in Bucha, and it is “more or less established that it was the Russian army” that was present there, the French president added on France Inter radio. 8.59 am –Humanitarian corridors are also planned today from Mariupol to Zaporizhia by car, ie privately, as well as from some cities in the Lugansk region. This was announced by the Head of the Ministry of Reintegration Iryna Vereshchuk on Telegram hailed by Uktainian Pravda. Meanwhile “15 buses for the evacuation of our people have already left Zaporizhia for Mariupol. The Red Cross delegation plans to continue to Mariupol from Mangush with 7 buses”. Authorities continue to evacuate people from the cities of Severodonetsk, Popasna, Lysychansk, Rubizhne and the Lower Luhansk Region. 8.08 am –The number of children killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion has increased to 161, while 264 have been injured: the human rights ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova announced on his Telegram channel. 8.07 am – Russian forces continue to consolidate and reorganize as they refocus their offensive in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, where mercenaries from the Russian private security company linked to the Kremlin, Wagner Group are also arriving: the ministry reports of the British Defense in its usual intelligence report on the situation in Ukraine. 7.54 am –The city of Mykolaiv, in southern Ukraine, was hit in the early morning by some missiles launched by the Russian army. This was reported by the mayor of the town, Oleksandr Senkevych, according to reports from the Ukrainian media. At the moment there is no information on the damages and possible victims. Yesterday in Mykolaiv, a port city on the Black Sea not far from Odessa, another Russian missile attack left one dead and 14 injured. 7.34 –Over 585,000 civilians have been evacuated to Russia from the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk since the start of the war, the commander of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Mikhail Mizintsev, said yesterday. Interfax reports it. On Saturday alone, Mizintsev added, 27,893 people were evacuated, including 5,535 children. Overall, 117,405 minors evacuated from Donetsk and Lugansk so far. 6.29 am –Russia is mobilizing another 60,000 troops. This was stated by the Ukrainian army, according to the Guardian. Kiev forces released their operational report at 6 am this morning, stating that Moscow has launched a “covert mobilization” of some 60,000 troops to replenish lost units in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation therefore plan to involve about 60,000 people during the mobilization, “the Ukrainian Army General Staff said. Officials added that Kiev forces have foiled seven attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk Territory in the last 24 hours. 3.53 am –From 4 am on February 24, 2022, when the armed attack by the Russian Federation against Ukraine began, to midnight on April 2, 2022 (local time), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ( Ohchr) recorded 1,417 dead and 2,038 injured. The dead included 293 men, 201 women, 22 girls and 40 boys, as well as 59 children and 802 adults whose sex is still unknown. There are also 92 children among the injured. 2.13 am –The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed the Russian forces as “murderers”, “torturers” and “rapists” after hundreds of bodies of Ukrainian civilians were found on the streets of cities around Kiev. In a late night speech, the Ukrainian leader said that “hundreds of people were killed” and that “civilians were tortured and executed”. The Guardian reports it. “I want every mother of every Russian soldier to see the bodies of the people killed in Bucha, in Irpin, in Hostomel,” he added.
