More than 900 civilians have been found dead in cities around Kyiv, as Ukrainian forces continue to retake areas previously occupied by the Russian army.
Smoke rose over Kyiv on Saturday after the latest Russian missile killed one person and injured several others.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has warned residents who have fled the city not to return amid these new attacks.
“We do not rule out further strikes on the capital,” Klitschko said. “If you have the opportunity to stay a little longer in cities where it is safer, do it.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Russia shows British soldier on state TV
Russia broadcast a video of a British soldier on television after he was captured during the fighting in Ukraine. The soldier identifies himself as Sean Benner and confirms that he is a British citizen.
“I was arrested in Mariupol,” he said in a video, not indicating when it was filmed. “I am part of the 36th Brigade of the 1st Battalion of the Ukrainian Marines. I have been fighting in Mariupol for five to six weeks and now I am in the Donetsk People’s Republic.”
Benner supposedly moved to Ukraine four years ago and lived with his wife in the Donbass, according to The Guardian. He previously served in the English Royal Regiment and fought with the Ukrainian army when Russia invaded.
He previously told The Mail on Sunday that he feared arrest because he believed “the Russians would treat us differently if we were captured because we’re British. That’s always on my mind.”
As Russia sets our sights on the Odessa seaport, we must “underestimate the Ukrainians”: General Kane
Retired General Jack Keane told Fox News that Ukraine’s military defied all expectations in its fight against the Russian invasion, even as the Kremlin set its sights on making the country landlocked.
In an interview broadcast Sunday on “Life, Liberty & Levin,” Kane, chief strategist at Fox News and president of the Institute for the Study of War, told host Mark Levin that Vladimir Putin’s military is somehow telegraphing similar tactics it used when it first invaded Ukraine. From the north it is trying to close its southern maritime zone.
Many military vehicles approaching the main port of Odessa and other regional cities are wheeled and not tracked vehicles like tanks.
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Russia’s security agency asks for more money for soldiers’ funerals
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) allegedly requested more money to cover the costs of the troops’ funeral services.
Radio Free Europe reported that the service requested a 17% increase in funding in a document posted on a government website. This may translate to an increase of $700-900 per soldier, depending on rank.
The exact number of losses of Russian troops has not been confirmed, but officials in Western countries believe that the losses are huge.
The Ukrainian military claimed that 19,500 Russian soldiers had been killed.
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Russian military killed more than 200 Ukrainian children and wounded more than 360: report
Translation: “In Ukraine, the Russian occupiers have already killed 202 children.”
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Zelenskyy talks about ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mariupol and recovery efforts in a nightly speech
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a speech on Saturday night, discussed the recovery efforts that will follow the end of the Ukraine-Russia war. As mentioned the destroyer of Mairopol.
“The situation in Mariupol remains as dangerous as possible,” he said. “Just inhuman. That’s what the Russian Federation did. It did it on purpose. It continues to deliberately destroy cities. Russia is deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there in Mariupol.”
These statements come at a time when Russia renewed its attack on major Ukrainian cities.
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Report: Russian army destroyed a local kitchen in Kharkiv
The Russian army bombed the city of Kharkiv on Saturday, destroying a local kitchen run by a famous chef.
Created by World Central Kitchen, the kitchen is designed to create feeding systems in disaster and war zones, providing nearly 300,000 meals per day.
Celebrity chef Jose Andres said his workers will continue to try to help the Ukrainian people because “serving food in the midst of a senseless war is an act of courage, resilience and resistance”.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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