19.3. 05:54 • Updated March 19th. 06:12
We compiled for this story the three most important events of the previous evening and last night in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army lost contact with the Sea of Azov
Ukrainian army says it has “temporarily” lost contact with the Sea of Azov because Russian forces have managed to cut off the route, news reports BBC (switch to another service).
The occupiers have been partially successful in the Donetsk region, the military said in a statement.
According to the news agency Reuters, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense did not specify whether the troops have regained access to the Sea of Azov.
According to the Ukrainian army, Moscow’s key war targets have continued to be rejected.
A British intelligence survey says Russian troops have made little progress this week.
According to the report, Russian attempts to besiege Kiev and Mykolaiv have been repulsed, but at the same time Russia has fired heavily on the siege of Kharkov, Chernihiv, Sumy and Mariupol.
In Mariupol, life is a grueling escape from bombing and rituals of survival amid ruins. Uncollected bodies are wrapped in blankets and the dead are often buried in communal graves.
“I want Moscow to hear me now”
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi calls for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow. Otherwise, according to Zelensky, Russia will need generations to recover from the losses caused by the war.
Zelenskyi said Ukraine has provided solutions to peace and wanted meaningful and honest negotiations on peace and security without delay.
– I want everyone to hear me now, especially in Moscow. Now is the time to meet, now is the time to talk, Zelenskyi said in a video released early Saturday.
The EU is considering a Solidarity Fund for Ukraine
The EU is considering setting up a Solidarity Fund for Ukraine. The purpose of the fund would be to help provide basic services and meet the immediate needs of Ukrainians, President of the European Council Charles Michel write On Twitter (switching to another service).
– The fund would provide liquidity for continued support to the authorities and, in the longer term, would serve as a backbone for the reconstruction of a free and democratic Ukraine, as long as hostilities end, Michel writes.
An EU source in Reuters says the issue will be discussed at next week’s summit.