An estimated 30,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol for the bombing of the theater

An estimated 30,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol for the bombing of the theater

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This Thursday marks the 22nd day The Ukraine War, launched by Russia on February 24. Russian offensive intensifies. The bombing of a theater that shelters at least a thousand refugees in Mariupol has once again provoked international outrage. Here is what to remember from this new conflict.

Essential

  • The theater blast, in which hundreds of civilians were staying in Mariupol, left the death toll unknown
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky received applause from the German parliament
  • The European Union has condemned the move “War Crimes”
  • At least 27 people have been killed in Russian attacks in the cities of Kharkiv
  • Ask: Daily podcast Radio from France on the situation in Ukraine

The situation on the military front

The theater where hundreds of civilians were staying was bombed

According to Ukrainian officials, bombs were hurled at the Mariupol Theater, where several hundred civilians were staying, on Tuesday evening. “500 to 700 civilians” According to special envoys, were in this theater franceinfo At that place and according to the evidence collected. No balance The number of victims at this time, Downhall explains.

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Several media outlets broadcast satellite images of the private American company Maxar The word “children” was also written in large white letters in Russian. On either side of the building, the message was clearly visible from the sky.

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“Children” was written in white letters on each side of the theater. © AFP
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Ukrainian authorities accuse Russian military of deliberately targeting the theater War crimes must be condemned. Russian Defense Ministry denies bombing theater Radical nationalist blames Ukrainian Azov battalion. Similar arguments were used by the Russians Blast on marijuana maternity hospital The previous week, it had shocked the whole world. In all, the town hall announced this week that 30,000 people had been evacuated from the city via humanitarian corridors to Zaporozhye or Berdiansk. Another 350,000 are in the city “Continue to hide in shelters and cellars”Mariupol City Hall continued.

The besieged city of Mariupol
The besieged city of Mariupol © Visactu
Ukraine: Advances by Russian troops (update Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 pm).
Ukraine: Advances by Russian troops (update Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 pm). © Visactu

At least 27 people were killed in the Kharkiv region

At least 21 people have been killed and at least 25 wounded in a Russian offensive in Merafa, near the besieged city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the regional prosecutor’s office has said. “Russian soldiers throw artillery into the city” He noted. A school and cultural center were destroyed. The condition of 10 of the injured is critical. Six more were killed in a mass bombing in a village about fifty kilometers north of Kharkiv, Kocha.

Another strike in Kiev

Ukrainian emergency services say the wreckage of a missile fired at Kiev has killed at least one person and wounded three as the Russian military has not released pressure around the Ukrainian capital. Russian troops Still trying to get around the city (See map below) and strikes against residential areas have multiplied since the beginning of the week, killing at least six people.

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    Battle of Kiev (updated March 17)
Battle of Kiev (updated March 17) © Visactu

A “thousand” Chechen volunteers on their way to Ukraine

President of the Russian Republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov promised “Thousand” Three weeks after the start of the Moscow attacks, Chechen volunteers are set to fight in Ukraine.

Diplomatic situation, international reactions

The talks continue

Despite the ongoing bombings, discussions between the two camps continue. According to a spokesman for the Kremlin, the negotiators Now discussing “a compromise”, Who will Ukraine is a neutral country, On the model of Sweden and Austria. “There are very firm formulas that are close to a deal.”This was underlined by the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov. “My priorities in these talks are clear: end of war, security guarantees, sovereignty, restoration of our territorial integrity, genuine guarantees for our country, genuine security for our country.”In the evening Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky described.

WHO condemns military strikes on health infrastructure

The World Health Organization has condemned Numerous military attacks on health infrastructure. “The health system has become a target. It is beginning to become part of the strategy and tactics of war. It is completely unacceptable and against international humanitarian law.” Michael Ryan, the WHO’s emergency chairman, lamented.

UN Security Council meeting on Thursday

The UK, US, Albania, France, Norway and Ireland have made the request Emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday afternoon.

The Kremlin rejects the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest court, on Wednesday ordered Moscow to immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine. “Deep Concern” By the size of the fight. This Thursday morning, Russia rejected the ICJ’s decision to suspend its offensive. France has its side “Greetings” Revealed the judgment of the International Court of Justice and its readiness “Interfere” In the examination on the basis of merit “Serious Violations” International law is the reason for Moscow.

The German parliament applauded Zhelensky

Received by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zhelensky Standing applause Prior to the video intervention of the German parliament Bundestag, he urged Germany to bring down the new “Wall” Established in Europe against independence from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “People are being annihilated in Europe”Introduced Volodymyr Zelensky to MPs.

The European Union condemns “war crimes”

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksi Resnikov has called on Vladimir Putin to consider the EU. “War criminal”, What the EU did during the day with the statement of European diplomat Joseph Boral: “EU strongly condemns Russian armed forces and their representatives for continuing to target the infrastructure of civilians and Ukrainian citizens.”Joseph Borel condemned “Serious Violations of Humanitarian Law” And this “War Crimes” Made by Russia in Ukraine. The European diplomat promised that its leaders would be taken into account.

The day before, US President Joe Biden Has unleashed the fury of the Kremlin Calling the Russian President a “War criminal” For the shelling of its forces against Ukrainian cities. This Thursday, US Diplomatic Leader Anthony Blingen reiterated this qualification: “Deliberately targeting civilians is a war crime. After so much destruction in the last three weeks, it is difficult to conclude that the Russians are doing anything other than that.”As he mentioned at the press conference, the legal procedure should be achieved The formal fee was still outstanding.

ExoMars has been suspended

The European Space Agency (ESA) has been suspended Russian-European Exomars Mission The following Termination of cooperation with the space agency Russia’s Roskosmos announced in a press release after its board meeting that the war in Ukraine was over. Exomars’ mission is to launch an ESA rover to Mars in September using a Russian launcher and lander.

Solidarity with the Ukrainian people

More than three million Ukrainians have already taken the path of deportation, the majority to Poland.