Russian Forces, Push To Take Control, of Ukrainian Port Cities.
Russian Forces, Push To Take Control, of Ukrainian Port Cities.
On March 3, Russian forces captured a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another.
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The Associated Press reports that the siege is an attempt by Russia to cut Ukraine off from the Black and Azov Seas.
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The Black Sea port city of Kherson, with a population of 280,000, has become the first Ukrainian city to fall since the invasion began a week ago.
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The Black Sea port city of Kherson, with a population of 280,000, has become the first Ukrainian city to fall since the invasion began a week ago.
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AP reports that heavy fighting continues in the Azov Sea port town of Mariupol.
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On March 3, a second round of talks between delegations from Ukraine and Russia are set to take place in neighboring Belarus.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly called for Ukraine to immediately demilitarize, declare itself neutral and denounce its bid to join NATO.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly called for Ukraine to immediately demilitarize, declare itself neutral and denounce its bid to join NATO.
AP reports that Ukrainian authorities have called upon the people to use guerrilla warfare against Russian forces to slow their advance.
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Total resistance... This is our Ukrainian trump card and this is what we can do best in the world, Oleksiy Arestovich, Ukrainian presidential aide, via The Associated Press.
We are a people who in a week have destroyed the plans of the enemy.
They will have no peace here.
They will have no food.
They will have here not one quiet moment, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, via The Associated Press.
According to the United Nations, at least 227 civilians have been killed and another 525 wounded, but this is likely a vast undercount.
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According to the United Nations, at least 227 civilians have been killed and another 525 wounded, but this is likely a vast undercount.
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The fighting has reportedly caused over 1 million refugees to flee the embattled country.
