Russia intensifies assaults on Kyiv; Zelenskyy guarantees properties to displaced Ukrainians | Top factors

As the conflict in Ukraine entered the 52nd day, the Russian forces accelerated assaults on Kyiv and different western cities. Several airstrikes had been reported from Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkiv on Saturday as officers in Moscow claimed they had been concentrating on army websites in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy vowed to supply housing to Ukrainians who misplaced their properties within the conflict. Zelenskyy introduced plans to supply short-term housing to internally displaced folks, those that defend the state or are working within the public curiosity.

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1. Russia stepped up its assault on the capital metropolis of Kyiv, and different western cities after Russian authorities accused Ukraine of launching airstrikes in Bryansk, a area bordering Ukraine. Though Moscow claimed that it was solely concentrating on army websites, this has been refuted by witnesses.

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2. With the renewed assaults on the capital metropolis, Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged Ukrainians to not return to Kyiv. He warned that strikes on the capital are prone to proceed and its suburbs are rigged with explosives. Airstrikes ripped by Darnytski district of the capital, although the Russian Defense Ministry stated it focused an armored automobile plant within the Ukrainian capital.

3. Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday introduced the transfer to bar British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and different high UK officers from coming into the nation in response to British sanctions. The ministry’s assertion cited “unprecedented hostile actions of the British authorities…” as the reason.

4. As per an estimate by Ukraine, nearly 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died in the war, and about 10,000 have been injured. It said that some 700 Ukrainian troops and more than 1,000 civilians have been taken captive by the Russian forces. Around the same number of Russian troops Ukraine holds as prisoners. A swap is intended but Ukriane is demanding the release of civilians “without any conditions”.

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5. A Russian general who was commanding troops at the Ukrainian port of Mariupol died in battle and was buried in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Major General Vladimir Frolov was deputy commander of the 8th Army, which Russian media identified as being among the forces battering Mariupol. Ukraine has claimed that several Russian generals and dozens of other high-ranking officers have been killed during the war.

6. Pope Francis on Saturday invoked “gestures of peace” throughout an Easter vigil homily in St. Peter’s Basilica, which was attended by the mayor of the occupied Ukrainian metropolis of Melitopol and three Ukrainian lawmakers. The pontiff didn’t refer on to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, however he has known as for an Easter truce with the intention to attain a negotiated peace.

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7. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the Western nations for extra arms and a world embargo on Russian oil. He additionally accused Russian troops of terrorizing civilians in occupied cities.

8. Italy bars Russian ships from coming into its ports with impact from Sunday. It is part of the expanded EU sanctions introduced earlier this month. The ships that are already in Italian ports should depart instantly “after finishing their business exercise”, the notice learn.

(With enter from businesses)

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