Ukraine-Russia war live – Starving families eat stray dogs & drink radiator water as animals feast on Mariupol corpses
DESPERATE residents trapped in a destroyed Ukrainian city have resorted to drinking radiator water & eating stray DOGS, a report claims.
Mariupol has been under intense attack from Russia for the last three weeks with Ukrainian resistance fighters pushing back against Putin’s forces.
However, the situation for residents trapped by ongoing fighting has become unbearable, according to a new report from the FT.
Reporter Guy Chanzan says the situation has gotten so bad that people are resorting to eating dogs and drinking water from any source they can find – because streams have been contaminated by rotten corpses.
Chazan wrote: “In the besieged city of Mariupol, scene of the heaviest fighting in Russia’s three-week war on Ukraine, people are now so hungry they are killing stray dogs for food.
The reporter also wrote how “witnesses depicted post-apocalyptic scenes of stray dogs eating the remains of bombing victims who lay unburied on the street”.
He added: “Russia’s medieval-style siege of Mariupol also left its residents facing an acute shortage of both food and water. With no gas, they cook food on campfires made from broken furniture in the courtyards of their houses.”
Mariupol, which has been the scene of some of the country’s most intense fighting, has seen 2,400 residents of the city killed since Russia launched its invasion.
Some 400,000 people have also been left displaced by Russia’s brutal advance.
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Liz Truss: UK will ‘increase economic pressure’ against Russia
Liz Truss and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held a joint phone conversation this evening.
Ms Truss said the UK and its allies will “increase economic pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime.
It comes amid reports that Western allies are considering whether Russia should remain in the G20 group of major economies.
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Lomachenko refuses to leave Ukrainian front line
Heroic boxing star Vasyl Lomachenko has decided to keep fighting on the Ukrainian front line after turning down a world title bout to face George Kambosos Jr.
The three-weight world champion, 34, is one of a number of Ukrainian sporting icons that have joined the fight to defend their nation following Russia’s invasion.
And the two-time Olympic gold medallist is refusing to leave the country as he has elected to keep fighting on the battlefield instead of in the boxing ring.
It was reported last week how Lomachenko’s team were looking to pull him out of Ukraine so he can prepare for a showdown against unbeaten Australian ace Kambosos Jr in June.
But the lightweight contest will have to wait with Kambosos Jr tweeting Lomachenko to ‘stay safe’ as he paid his respect to his rival.
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Russia admits nearly 10,000 killed in Ukraine
Russia has admitted it has lost nearly 10,000 troops in its invasion of Ukraine.
The previously undisclosed figure was revealed by a pro-Kremlin newspaper and lays bare the true cost of Vladimir Putin’s disastrous invasion.
The Russian tyrant expected a swift victory when he ordered the invasion but his forces have met stiff Ukrainian resistance and could even soon buckle.
Russia has kept its true death toll under wraps and on March 2 admitted to just 498 deaths.
But in an extraordinary move, Komsomolskaya Pravda reported that according to the Russian defence ministry 9,861 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine and 16,153 injured.
The report was quickly taken down though several screenshots were taken including by the Wall Street Journal.
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US to announce more sanctions on Russia this week
More sanctions against Russia and tightening of existing measures will be announced Thursday when President Joe Biden meets European allies in Brussels, a top US official said.
“A further package of sanctions” will be “rolled out in conjunction with our allies on Thursday,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters Tuesday.
He said the announcement “will focus not just on adding new sanctions but on ensuring that there is joint effort to crack down on evasion on sanctions.”
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Zelensky to take part in Nato summit virtually
Ukrainian President Zelensky will take part virtually in a NATO summit on Thursday to discuss the war with Russia.
Howeve the exact details are still being worked out, Interfax Ukraine cited Zelensky’s press spokesman as saying on Tuesday.
The spokesman, Sergii Nykyforov, said that at a minimum, Zelenskiy would make a video address to the meeting and might take part in the full discussion, Interfax said.
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Ukraine electricity supplies not affected by power plant occupations
Ukraine is not experiencing an electricity deficit despite the seizure of two nuclear power plants by Russian forces and the conflict damaging some thermal power infrastructure, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Tuesday.
Speaking on national television, he said Ukraine had enough thermal coal stocks and was still receiving imports.
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US says it hasn’t seen evidence of China shipping arms to Russia
The United States has not seen evidence of any Chinese weapons shipments in recent days to its ally Russia, a top US official said Tuesday.
“What I can tell you is we have not seen… the provision of military equipment by China to Russia. But of course, this is something we are monitoring closely,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
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Help those fleeing conflict with The Sun’s Ukraine Fund
PICTURES of women and children fleeing the horror of Ukraine’s devastated towns and cities have moved Sun readers to tears.
Many of you want to help the five million caught in the chaos — and now you can, by donating to The Sun’s Ukraine Fund.
Give as little as £3 or as much as you can afford and every penny will be donated to the Red Cross on the ground helping women, children, the old, the infirm and the wounded.
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In the unlikely event that the British Red Cross raise more money than can be reasonably and efficiently spent, any surplus funds will be used to help them prepare for and respond to other humanitarian disasters anywhere in the world.
For more information visit https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/disaster-fund
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Officials fear Russia will release more hoax videos during Nato summit
Officials fear Russia will publish more hoax videos during the Nato summit on Ukraine to “maximise effect” and try to sow division, as clips of a “prank” call with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace emerged.
Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin has been squarely blamed for the imposters’ calls with three Cabinet ministers, while officials appeared to struggle to get the footage removed from YouTube.
Mr Wallace is not the only Cabinet minister to have been targeted, with Home Secretary Priti Patel also engaging in a call with an imposter pretending to be Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal.
The Government is braced for further clips to be published amid fears they could emerge during Thursday’s emergency Nato summit in Brussels, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden are due to attend.
A western official said: “The primary objective is to embarrass and sow division. That has been the way these have been used in the past, so we would expect the information to be leaked out over time.
“I would expect the timing of the releases to be determined to maximise effect. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see that the next step is released during the Nato summit. They will particularly be looking for anything which can be used to drive wedges between allies.”
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Fierce fighting continues in Mariupol
A regional governor in Ukraine said on Tuesday Russian and Ukrainian forces were fighting in the city of Mariupol.
Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko accused Russian troops of firing indiscriminately at residential areas and Ukrainian military targets.
Russian denies targeting civilians.
Speaking on national television, Mr Kyrylenko said civilians were coming under Russian fire as well as troops of Ukraine’s Azov military unit.
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French banking giant suspends services in Russia
French bank Credit Agricole said on Tuesday it had suspended all services in Russia.
The bank – which had previously stopped new financing for Russian companies – said in a statement it had contacted international corporate clients to begin suspending services, effective in the coming weeks
Credit Agricole is the latest international company to sever its ties with the country since its invasion of Ukraine.
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UK hits out at ‘Russian propaganda’ as second video of defence secretary appears
Britain has accused Russia of spreading “propaganda” to distract from its atrocities in Ukraine after a second hoax video featuring Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was published.
Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin has been squarely blamed for the imposters’ calls with three Cabinet ministers, as officials appear to struggle to get the clips removed from YouTube.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) described the videos as “doctored clips” from the “Russian state” and issued warnings against believing their contents.
In the second video, released on Tuesday, Mr Wallace seemingly suggests to the caller, who he believed was Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal, that the UK is “running out of our own” NLAW anti-tank weapons.
The MoD said Britain has provided more than 4,000 NLAWs to Ukraine’s forces but still has “enough weapons systems to defend both UK national security and maintain our commitments” to Nato.
“This video, like most Russian propaganda, is fed out to obscure and manipulate the truth,” the statement said.
“People should be very sceptical about reporting on, and accepting as real, any part of these Russian state doctored clips.”
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Russia ‘must adhere to the UN Charter’ demands UK and India
Russia must adhere to the United Nations Charter, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a call on Tuesday, according to a readout provided by Johnson’s office.
“The pair agreed that Ukraines integrity and territorial sovereignty must be respected,” a statement issued by Downing Street following the call said.
Russia needed to adhere to the UN Charter, the leaders said, and both agreed that respect for international law was the only way to ensure global peace and prosperity.”
Johnson also said both countries needed to intensify efforts to promote peace and de-escalation in the region.
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Ukraine electricity supplies not affected by power plant occupations
Ukraine is not experiencing an electricity deficit despite the seizure of two nuclear power plants by Russian forces and the conflict damaging some thermal power infrastructure, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Tuesday.
Speaking on national television, he said Ukraine had enough thermal coal stocks and was still receiving imports.
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Lomachenko refuses to leave Ukrainian front line
Heroic boxing star Vasyl Lomachenko has decided to keep fighting on the Ukrainian front line after turning down a world title bout to face George Kambosos Jr.
The three-weight world champion, 34, is one of a number of Ukrainian sporting icons that have joined the fight to defend their nation following Russia’s invasion.
And the two-time Olympic gold medallist is refusing to leave the country as he has elected to keep fighting on the battlefield instead of in the boxing ring.
It was reported last week how Lomachenko’s team were looking to pull him out of Ukraine so he can prepare for a showdown against unbeaten Australian ace Kambosos Jr in June.
But the lightweight contest will have to wait with Kambosos Jr tweeting Lomachenko to ‘stay safe’ as he paid his respect to his rival.
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UN calls for an end to ‘absurd war’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged an end to the “absurd war” started by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one month ago.
Guterres warned the conflict is “going nowhere, fast” and that the Ukrainian people are “enduring a living hell.”
He said during a press conference: “Continuing the war in Ukraine is morally unacceptable, politically indefensible & militarily nonsensical.”
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Labour calls on Government to ramp up sanctions
Sir Keir Starmer has called on the Government to “ramp up” sanctions on Russia to “cripple” its ability to function as a country.
The Labour leader said Western powers needed to continue their support for Ukraine, including supplying more military equipment, while avoiding direct conflict with Russia.
“Everybody understands why every step has to be taken to prevent this escalating into a direct Nato on Russia conflict,” he told BBC Radio 4’s The World At One.
“That is why we need to provide more military support, that’s why sanctions have to be ramped up again further and faster and that’s why we need to have a stronger, more compassionate humanitarian response.
“What we need to do is to continue to provide that level of support, continue to support the Ukrainians, and ramp up those sanctions which need to go beyond just isolating Russia. They have to cripple its ability to function.”
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Help those fleeing conflict with The Sun’s Ukraine Fund
PICTURES of women and children fleeing the horror of Ukraine’s devastated towns and cities have moved Sun readers to tears.
Many of you want to help the five million caught in the chaos — and now you can, by donating to The Sun’s Ukraine Fund.
Give as little as £3 or as much as you can afford and every penny will be donated to the Red Cross on the ground helping women, children, the old, the infirm and the wounded.
Donate here to help The Sun’s fund
Or text to 70141 from UK mobiles
£3 — text SUN£3
£5 — text SUN£5
£10 — text SUN£10Texts cost your chosen donation amount (e.g. £5) +1 standard message (we receive 100%). For full T&Cs visit redcross.org.uk/mobile
The Ukraine Crisis Appeal will support people in areas currently affected and those potentially affected in the future by the crisis.
In the unlikely event that the British Red Cross raise more money than can be reasonably and efficiently spent, any surplus funds will be used to help them prepare for and respond to other humanitarian disasters anywhere in the world.
For more information visit https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/disaster-fund
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At least 117 children killed in invasion
Since the start of Russia’s invasion at least 117 children have been killed and more than 155 others injured in the country.
These figures have been reported by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine.
It says most of the fatalities have been reported in or around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Prosecutors also say they have recorded 548 instances where schools and other educational facilities were hit by missiles, 72 of which they say were “completely destroyed”.
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Unexploded missile sits in Ukrainian families’ kitchen
AN unexploded Russian missile got lodged in the kitchen of a Ukrainian family’s home after smashing through the roof.
Footage shows the huge rocket wedged in the corner of the room after miraculously only causing damage to the ceiling and sink at a house in the besieged city of Kharkiv.
The clip, shared on TikTok with almost 3million views, shows someone walking into the house where the giant missile can be seen stuck in the unit.
Aside from a little debris on the floor where the missile smashed through the ceiling, there appears to be no other damage to the home as it, fortunately, failed to explode.
A further video shared by @pd05763 appears to show members of a Ukrainian bomb disposal unit inspecting the rocket as one of them moves it with his hand.
Ukraine’s government previously shared a picture of the unexploded missile, tweeting: “Imagine, it was Sunday morning and you were sleeping with your kids,” as it called again for NATO to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
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Putin critic sent to penal colony for 9 years
POISONED Putin critic Alexei Navalny was handed nine years in a penal colony today after being found guilty of “cooked up” fraud charges.
The brave Kremlin nemesis – who is already behind bars and banned from standing in elections – was convicted of large-scale embezzlement and contempt after a trial widely seen as a sham.
Navalny, 45, defiantly quoted TV crime drama The Wire after the sentence was handed down by a regime-friendly judge.
He said on Twitter: “Nine years. Well, as the characters of my favorite TV series The Wire used to say: ‘You only do two days. That’s the day you go in and the day you come out.
“I even had a T-shirt with this slogan, but the prison authorities confiscated it.”
He also repeated his call for Russians to take action saying: “Don’t be idle. This toad sitting on an oil pipe will not overthrow itself.”
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Chelsea in crisis
The Government could yet seize Chelsea, but even if a deal is agreed there would be questions around the proceeds.
Government officials have already said Abramovich would not receive a penny for the sale given his links to Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin and the alleged origins of his wealth.
The sanctions saw Abramovich’s London property portfolio – worth an estimated £200 million – seized, preventing him from accessing his homes.
All his assets including the clubs bank cards were also frozen – Chelsea have also been banned from taking part in the summer transfer window.
Chelsea are now haemorrhaging millions of pounds per week on wages and cannot earn money.
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Saudi bid for Chelsea likely to be rejected by Rishi Sunak
Chelsea could yet end up in administration as the highest remaining bid from outside the US and Europe is likely to be from the Saudi Media Group.
The Saudis have reportedly tabled a whopping £2.66bn offer – but Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who is overseeing the process – is likely to turn it down.
This is in light of the ferocious backlash following the takeover of Newcastle United by an investment fund linked to nation’s rulers.
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Chelsea face administration & points deduction as Abramovich ‘refuses bids’
CHELSEA owner Roman Abramovich could plunge his crisis-gripped club into administration – if he ‘refuses’ to flog it to a country that has sanctioned Russian oligarchs, it has been claimed.
The billionaire could influence the club’s sale despite having had all his assets seized by the British Government, according to The Mail on Sunday.
If Chelsea were forced into administration it would see them hit with a nine-point deduction, putting their top four and Champions League hopes in jeopardy.
Abramovich – who has owned Chelsea since 2003 – has hired The Raine Group to flog the West London club.
He reportedly has the power to veto bids from potential buyers in the United States and Britain, the sources claimed.
