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Rosbalt continues to talk about the events that followed after statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the start of a special operation in the Donbass and in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the LPR and DPR. On demand Roskomnadzor media should use data on its progress only from official Russian sources. With information about events that took place March 19can be found here.
06:56. Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said his country is ready to mediate and organize talks between Moscow and Kiev, Radio Télévision Suisse reported. “Switzerland combines neutrality with a humanitarian tradition. It is a small country with a strong dedication to freedom. She is ready to mediate behind the scenes or negotiate,” Cassis said. He also called for the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors.
07:01. The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine suspended the activities of a number of political parties during martial law. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this in a video message. Prohibited are Opposition Platform – For Life, Shariy’s Party, Ours, Opposition Bloc, Left Opposition, Union of Left Forces, Power, Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, Socialist Party of Ukraine , “Socialists”, “Vladimir Saldo Bloc”.
07:14. Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks has proposed banning the use of the “Z” symbol used by the Russian military during a special operation in Ukraine, reports rus.LSM.lv. Pabriks compared it with the symbols of totalitarian regimes, which are prohibited in Latvia. “Of course, we will not remove the letter Z from the alphabet. But there should be a reasonable and non-bureaucratic approach,” the minister said.
07:22. The Belgian government has decided to postpone its plan to phase out nuclear power for ten years due to rising energy prices “provoked” by a special operation in Ukraine, reports France24. According to Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, such a decision will strengthen the country’s independence from fossil fuels in a turbulent geopolitical environment.
07:28. A resident of the Sakhalin region, Sergei Tolmachev, died during a special operation in Ukraine. This was announced by the Governor of the region Valery Limarenko in his Telegram channel. “Sergey showed courage and courage, fighting against the nationalists in the area of the village of Obukhovichi, Kiev region, but could not get out of this battle alive,” Limarenko wrote.
07:37. The Americans unofficially offered the Turks to transfer S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, Reuters reported. This topic, according to the agency, was discussed in March during a visit to Turkey by US First Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
07:50. Since the start of the military special operation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded 70 servicemen the title of Hero of Ukraine, and awarded orders and medals to 2,180. He announced this in his video message.
08:01. The United States has officially confirmed the first use of hypersonic missiles by Russia, CNN reported. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the use of Kinzhal missiles the day before.
08:07. Over the past day, the Kiev security forces fired four times on the territory in the zone of responsibility of the Luhansk People’s Republic. This was reported by the representative office of the LPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime.
08:15. The Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol has been completely stopped. Enver Tskitishvili, General Director of the enterprise, announced this in a video message. He noted that starting from February 24, the environmental load on the city was reduced to an absolutely safe level. Tskitishvili recalled that Azovstal stopped completely only in 1941, and in September 1943, when Mariupol was liberated, the restoration of the plant began.
08:34. China opposes any baseless accusations against it on the Ukrainian issue. This, according to TASS, was stated by Foreign Minister Wang Yi, “China will continue to make independent judgments based on the essence of the issue in an objective and fair manner,” the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry quotes him as saying.
08:48. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after the start of the Russian special operation, offered asylum to President Vladimir Zelensky and his family. The Sunday Times reported this. “I must tell you that Vladimir has always been clear that he owes the Ukrainian people and is going to stay there and take care of them. I have to say I admire him,” Johnson said.
09:22. Over the past day, 670 people were evacuated from the Lugansk region (the territory of the LPR controlled by Ukraine), Serhiy Gaidai, head of the Luhansk regional military administration of Ukraine, said on his Telegram channel. Since the beginning of the special operation, according to him, 12.5 thousand people have been evacuated.
09:35. Finnish President Sauli Niiniste believes that his country’s accession to NATO against the backdrop of the situation around Ukraine could improve the country’s security, but increase the risk of escalation in Europe. He said this in an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times.
09:43. Over the past day, 541 people, including 114 children, were evacuated from Mariupol to the Donetsk People’s Republic. This was reported by the headquarters of the territorial self-defense of the DPR.
09:54. Belarusian light industry can replace Western brands in Russia. As BelTA informs, this was stated by the deputy of the House of Representatives of Belarus Valery Strelchenok. He noted that there are 2,000 enterprises in the industry with more than 64,000 employees in the country.
10:04. Over the past four days, about 11,000 refugees from Ukraine have arrived in Crimea. According to RIA Novosti, this was reported in the Ministry of Internal Policy, Information and Communications of the Republic. It is noted that most of the evacuees arrived from Mariupol.
10:17. 35 miners remained underground due to shelling of the Zasiadko mine in Donetsk, DAN reports. According to information of the press service of the Ministry of Coal and Energy of the DPR, their will be brought to the surface. There were no casualties.
10:33. Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, at least 847 civilians have been killed and 1,399 people have been injured. This was reported in the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. It is noted that 53 people were killed on the territory of the DNR and LNR, another 181 were injured.
10:39. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiations with Russia are “not easy and unpleasant,” but they are necessary. He said this in a video message after a conversation with French leader Francois Macron. “For this is about life,” Zelensky said.
Source: Rosbalt
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