On the 27th day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Tuesday March 22, follow the latest information available live.
► The site of the Russian editorial staff of RFI broadcasts Ukrainian public radio (in the Ukrainian language) from the home page.
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The main points:
► Russian troops are still trying toencircle Kyiv where a bombing killed at least eight people overnight from Sunday to Monday. The complex was devastated by a very powerful strike that formed a gaping crater several meters wide in front of a charred 10-storey building.
► Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine would not yield to any ultimatum from Russia and that any compromise will first have to be accepted by the Ukrainians through a referendum.
► After a meeting of European Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers, the head of European diplomacy made announcements on the European defense strategy. In particular, he expressed the desire of the 27 to create a rapid deployment force of 5,000 men or to increase the share of military spending to 2% of GDP. New sanctions against Russia were also considered.
► According to the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian army is in downtown Mariupol where she proposed to the Ukrainian authorities to lay down their arms, in vain. Ukraine does not won’t lay down their arms and won’t leave the city ” besieged declared its Deputy Prime Minister to a Ukrainian media, in reaction to the ultimatum posed by Russia.
► Russia claims to have used hypersonic missiles since Friday. These missiles can fly at nearly 12,000 kilometers per hour with an announced range of 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers.
Times are given in Universal Time (UT)
12:10 a.m.: exiled children psychologically affected
Fighting and exile are sources of trauma and anguish for Ukrainian refugee children in other countries. About 300,000 people who fled the war passed through Slovakia, a country neighboring Ukraine. At the border, the associations and the State have provided the means to provide psychological assistance to the families. Between loss of bearings and guilt, children are particularly affected.
► Read and listen to the International report – War in Ukraine: exiled children psychologically affected
