Last minute: While the Russia-Ukraine war continues on its 11th day, the evacuation of citizens from Ukraine continues. While Russia announced that they would implement a temporary ceasefire in order for civilians to leave Mariupol and Volnovaha as of 10:00 local time, it stated that the ceasefire would last for five hours. The Kyiv administration, on the other hand, said that the ceasefire in Mariupol and Volnovaha also ceased.
Here are the latest developments in the region, minute by minute:
05:00
ZELENSKI MEETS ELON MUSK
Zelenski announced that he had a meeting with Elon Musk, the founder of the US-based Tesla company and the space transportation company SpaceX, via video conference method.
01:20
ZELENSKI ASKED FOR AIRCRAFT HELP
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had “desperately” requested aircraft to fight Russian invaders during a video call with members of the U.S. Congress on Saturday. In the Democrat-controlled US Congress, there is strong bipartisan support for $10 billion in emergency military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine following Russia’s February 24 invasion.
01:04
“WAR WILL HAVE A ‘HEAVY’ EFFECT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY”
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), stating that the ongoing war in Ukraine and related sanctions will have a “heavy” impact on the global economy, said that Ukraine’s 1.4 billion dollar emergency financing request is expected to be evaluated at the earliest next week.
00:11
UKRAINE DOWNLOAD 2 RUSSIAN AIRPLANES AND 5 HELICOPTERS
It is reported that the Ukrainian army shot down 2 planes, 5 helicopters and an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Russian army in the last 24 hours. According to the statement made by the Ukrainian General Staff, 2 planes that carried out air strikes on the country in the last 24 hours were shot down. 3 of the pilots who jumped from the planes were taken prisoner, one was captured dead.
Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed 5 helicopters and an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Russian army.