According to testimonies, bodies fill the streets of the besieged coastal city of Mariupol, which is being bombed and besieged by Russian forces, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his willingness to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
And the Ukrainian authorities said – earlier – that Russia bombed a school in Mariupol that houses 400 people, including children, women and the elderly.
“We know that the building has been destroyed, peaceful civilians are still under the rubble and the death toll is being prepared,” the Mariupol municipal council wrote on Telegram.
In conjunction with the continuation of the battles on several fronts, the Russian forces continued to bombard the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and there were reports of casualties.
Here are the latest developments on the 26th day of this war:
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The Ukrainian General Staff: The Air Force shot down a fighter jet, 4 marches, and intercepted 2 winged missiles yesterday.
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The White House: President Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Army: Russian Air Force changed its offensive strategy following initial losses.
“In 25 days, the Russian occupiers suffered heavy losses in the ground and air forces: 96 planes, 118 helicopters, dozens of cruise missiles and drones,” said Yury Ignat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force.
In response to these losses, a new strategy emerged, and over the course of two days there is an increasing use of reconnaissance aircraft to monitor the results of missile attacks, he said.
This information could not be independently verified.
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The coastal city of Odessa (southern Ukraine) an increase in the activity of Russian drones over the city and the surrounding area.
The regional military commander, Maxim Marichenko, said: The Ukrainian Air Force fired on the drones Lalado, Some of them have been confirmed.
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3 . said Americans are They joined the Ukrainian soldiers in the struggle against the Russian forces.
The three spoke pThey miraculously survived after colliding with their vehicle Passengers carrying a landmine yesterday, Sunday, on the front line near the capital Kyiv.
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The Ukrainian presidency announced the resumption of ceasefire negotiations with Russia later on Monday.
Adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mikhail Podolyak, said that the negotiations will take place via video conference.
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President of Ukraine:
Israel is making many efforts to arrange high-level peace talks between us and Russia, and they may be held in occupied Jerusalem.
After addressing the Israeli Knesset via video link, Zelensky said that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was trying to act as a mediator between Kyiv and Moscow.
“Of course, Israel has its own interests and a strategy to protect its citizens, and we understand all of that,” Zelensky added.
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Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk said that Ukraine’s abandonment of the city of Mariupol and laying down its arms is out of the question.
“Any surrender or laying down of a weapon is out of the question,” Vereshchuk was quoted by the news portal “Ukranska Pravda” as saying. “We have already informed the Russian side of this,” she added.
On Sunday, Russia called on Ukrainian forces to lay down their weapons in the besieged eastern coastal city.
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The Ukrainian President expressed his readiness to negotiate with the Russian President to stop the war.
In an interview broadcast by CNN, Zelensky said, “I am ready for negotiations with (Vladimir Putin). I have been ready for the past two years, and I believe that without negotiations the war will not stop.”
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A shell exploded in front of an apartment building in the capital, Kyiv, wounding at least 5 people, two of whom were taken to hospital, the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko announced.
