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Russian continues claiming Mariupol close to falling under Russian control after a fierce battle for the key port city. The Russian defence ministry says it has cleared urban areas of Ukraine forces, and issued a 3am GMT “surrender or die” ultimatum to remaining defenders it says are trapped in a steelworks. If it falls, it would be Russia’s first seizure of a major city.Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has conceded the situation in Mariupol remains “extremely severe” but has not acknowledged it could fall. He warned peace talks would be scrapped if Russia killed the city’s remaining defenders. “The elimination of…

The russian military group “Center”, which operated towards the Chernihiv and Sumy directions, was tasked with capturing the left-bank part of Kyiv What happened? The Intelligence Service of Ukraine received documentary confirmation of the intentions of the russian leadership to capture the left-bank part of Ukraine and its capital, Kyiv. Source. This was reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Details. “The obtained documents demonstrate the intentions of the occupiers to capture the capital of Ukraine. In particular, the russian military group “Center”,which operated towards the Chernihiv and Sumy directions, was tasked with…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on human rights at the State Department on April 12, 2022, in Washington, DC. (CNN)Secretary of State Antony Blinken told European allies that the United States believes the Russian war in Ukraine could last through the end of 2022, two European officials told CNN, as US and European officials have increasingly assessed that there is no short-term end in sight to the conflict.Many of the officials who spoke with CNN stressed that it is hard to predict exactly how long the war could go on, but several officials said that there are no…

Retired Four Star General Barry McCaffrey and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) react to Russia confirming that its ship in the Black Sea has sunk and say it’s a victory for Ukraine https://youtu.be/PRBOqZ1Ap8c

There are growing signs Russia could be on the brink of fully capturing Mariupol, the besieged southern port city which has suffered a devastating, six-week assault. Officially, Ukraine's armed forces say they are sustaining its defence and are in "continuous contact" with their troops on the ground. But they concede it is likely Moscow will try to take full control of the city, while a regional Russian-backed separatist leader claims Mariupol is close to falling. Ukrainian troops have said they are running out of ammunition, and are believed to have been pushed back into two isolated pockets adjoining the coastline.…

Either the West will now help Ukraine stop Putin, or he will continue to expand his Russian empire, killing thousands of women and children. Ukraine needs a specific list of weapons. The video address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was published on the official pages of the head of state on social networks He reminded that experts had predicted that in the event of an attack by Russia, Ukraine would not last more than a week. We were able to repel the enemy, but this is only the first round of the war. "Putin and his army are changing their…

https://youtu.be/mJzT39ISJQg Samantha Power, USAID administrator and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., talks with Rachel Maddow about President Joe Biden describing Russia's conduct in its war on Ukraine as "genocide," and the chances that Vladimir Putin will be held to account for atrocities committed by Russia against Ukraine.

How does the war end in Ukraine? At the moment it is far from obvious – which is why both sides are girding for a trial of strength in Donbas after Russia was forced to abandon its attempt to capture Kyiv. Russia’s current military activity appears to back up what are in effect reduced war aims: targeting the entire Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts claimed by the so-called separatist republics, both recognised by Vladimir Putin just before the war broke out. An eight-mile convoy, spotted on Friday by satellite imagery, 50 miles east of Kharkiv, is likely to be heading for…