Russian invasion of Ukraine: tanks and rocket attacks on the cities. Breaking news

In Chernihiv, occupiers destroyed a nine-storey residential building (dormitory), the State Emergencies Service has said.

At 5:46 a.m. on 13 March, an airstrike destroyed a nine-storey residential building with its subsequent burning. 10 units of equipment and 48 people, as well as a pyrotechnics and underwater mine clearance team, worked at the scene of the fire.

According to preliminary information, 7 people were rescued, 1 person died and 1 was injured. The works are still in progress. Information on the fatalities and casualties is being clarified.

Ukrainian parliamentary human rights commissioner Lyudmyla Denysova has published data on agreed humanitarian corridors for evacuating civilians from war zones on 13 March. 

• Zaporizhzhya - Mariupol (Donetsk region). Zaporizhzhya - Vasylivka - Melitopol - Berdyansk - Mangush - Mariupol. With obligatory demining along the entire route. A convoy with humanitarian aid and empty buses for the city of Mariupol, accompanied by clergy, will continue to follow the route from Berdyansk.
• Polohy ( Zaporizhzhya region) - Zaporizhzhya. Polohy - Tokmak - Vasylivka - Kamianske - Zaporizhzhya. The convoy with humanitarian cargo and empty buses to evacuate people after spending the night in the settlement of Lugovo will continue on its route to Polohy.
• Kozarovichi ( Kyiv region) - Kyiv. Kozarovychi - Lyutezh - Staryi Petrivtsi - Novi Petrivtsi - Vyshgorod - Kyiv. Buses from Kyiv will be sent to evacuate people.
• Andriyivka (Kyiv region) - Zhytomyr. Andreevka - Lipovka - Makarov - Nebylica - Stavyshche - Kocheriv - Korostyshev - Glubochitsa - Zhytomyr. To evacuate people there will be buses from Bila Tserkva: Bila Tserkva - Kovalevka - Fastov - Brusyliv - Kocherov - Radomyshl - Makarov - Andreevka.
• Makarov (Kyiv region) - Zhitomir. Makarov - Nebylica - Stavyshche - Kocheriv - Korostyshev - Glubochitsa - Zhytomyr). To evacuate people there will be buses from Bila Tserkva: Bila Tserkva - Kovalevka - Fastov - Brusyliv - Kocherov - Radomyshl - Makarov.
• Borodyanka (Kiev region) - Zhytomyr. Borodyanka - Peskivka - Malin - Radomyshl - Zhytomyr. Buses sent for evacuation will continue from Peskovka to Borodyanka.
• Svetilnik (Kiev region) - Brovary. Svetilnyk - Ploske - Gogolev - Krasilovka - Kvitneve - Brovary. Buses to evacuate people will be sent by route from Brovary.
• v. Pobeda (Kyiv region) - Kyiv. Pobeda - Lukyanovka - Lukashi - Korneivka - Nedra - Sadovoe - Berezan - Boryspil - Kyiv. Buses to evacuate people will be sent along the route from Kiev.
• v. Velyka Dymerka (Kyiv region) - Brovary. Velyka Dymerka - Village Council - Bobrytska St., 1 - movement along Brovarska St. - turn to Polovaya St. - exit to Zorya village - Gogolevka - Krasilovka - Brovary "railway station". Buses to evacuate people will be sent on the route from Brovary.
• Kreminna - Liman (Luhansk region). Buses to evacuate people will be sent en-route from the town of Liman.
• Rubizhne (Luhansk region) - Slavyansk (Donetsk region). Rubizhne - Severodonetsk - Lysychansk - Slavyansk (via Bakhmut).
• Popasna (Lugansk region) - Slavyansk (Donetsk region). Popasna - Bakhmut - Slovyansk.
• v. Gorske (Luhansk region) - Slavyansk (Donetsk region). Gorske - Lysychansk - Bakhmut - Slovyansk.
• Shchastya (Lugansk region) - Slavyansk (Donetsk region). Shchastye - Novoaidar - Severodonetsk - Lisichansk - Slavyansk.

The General Staff of the AFU has updated data on the total combat losses of the enemy from 24 February to 13 March:

• personnel – over 12 000,
• tanks – 374,
• armored vehicles – 1226,
• artillery systems – 140,
• MLRS – 62,
• anti-aircraft systems – 34,
• planes – 74,
• helicopters – 86,
• vehicles – 600,
• boats / cutters – 3,
• fuel tanks – 60,
• UAV operational-tactical level – 7.

Data are being updated. The General Staff reminds that the calculation is complicated by the high intensity of hostilities.

The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) has decided to revoke airworthiness certificates for Russian aircraft.

"International sanctions against the aviation sector have had a significant impact on the ability to maintain safety oversight of Russian aircraft on the Bermuda Air Register. The airworthiness system has been restricted to the extent that the BCAA cannot confidently approve these aircraft as airworthy," it said in a statement.

BCAA has therefore decided to suspend the airworthiness certificates of all Russian aircraft registered in Bermuda.

The decision takes effect from midnight Greenwich Mean Time on 13 March.

Non-compliance with airworthiness requirements means the aircraft is not safe to fly and should not be on the ground.

The 10th Mountain Assault Brigade seized the REB, an electronic warfare system. 

During the whole night, Russian planes and artillery have been striking the north of the Donetsk region, the head of the region Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote.

Around midnight, the evacuation train Kramatorsk-Lviv was damaged by an airstrike. One person was killed and one injured.

The invaders have bombed and damaged several buildings of the children’s wellness center Perlyna Donbasu. Two buildings of the Sviatohirsk Lavra were also damaged, where at the time, about one thousand people had been staying, including over 200 children. As a result, one person was hospitalized, two visited a trauma clinic in Sloviansk, and 30 more people with minor injuries received help on the spot. The infrastructure around the Lavra was damaged, and personal belongings were destroyed.

The $200 million in defense aid provided by the US will be spent on anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons for the AFU, according to the press statement by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the State Department website.

"This package will include further defensive assistance to help Ukraine meet the armored, airborne, and other threats it is facing," the statement says. Blinken also expressed support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and all Ukrainian citizens who are "defending their country with great skill, iron will, and profound courage," and underscored that the US will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine.

How the night passed in the regions- a report from the regional administrations

Sumy Region. During the night, Russian artillery fired several times at peaceful villages of Akhtyrskyy District and Akhtyrka itself. The occupiers also took advantage of the silence regime to reinforce their positions and move their troops.

Chernihiv Region. Two settlements in the Kyiv direction were liberated. There were defensive battles around Chernihiv. In addition, three air raids on the regional centre occurred during the night. Destruction and casualties are being specified.

Kharkiv Region. Active hostilities in Izyum Region.

Zaporizhzhya Region. The Russian army continues to actively use artillery, tanks, grenade launchers and mortars. Ukrainians hold back the offensive of the occupation troops.

Lviv Region. The occupiers carried out an air strike on the International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security. According to preliminary reports, they fired eight missiles. Information on casualties is being clarified.

Ivano-Frankivsk Region. Explosions were heard and information is being clarified.

Luhansk Region. The residential sectors of Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Lysychansk and Popasna are under constant shelling. There are civilian casualties and casualties. Despite the constant shelling, energy companies have managed to connect 13,000 residents and 7,000 gas companies.

Kyiv Region. Fighting continues in Irpen and Makarov. Constant movement of the enemy in Hostomel, Borodyansk and Bucha communities. In the Brovary district - movement of enemy equipment through settlements. Hostility is taking place in three communities in the Brovary district. Vyshgorod District: three communities - humanitarian disaster. Slavutych without light.

Donetsk Region. Mariupol under siege, fighting on the outskirts of the city. The humanitarian convoy is advancing slowly, but it is coming. There is information about strikes last night in the area of Sviatogorsk Lavra. There are casualties. The information is being verified

Kherson Region. Heavy explosions and hailstones have been taking place in the airport area since evening and night.

Zaporizhzhya Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reports that the radiation background on the territory of Zaporizhzhya region remains unchanged and does not pose a threat to life and health of the population.

• Energodar - 10,6 μR/hour;
• Zaporizhzhya - 12 μR/hour;
• K-Dniprovska settlement - 10.8 μR/hour.

According to preliminary information, the explosions heard in Ivano-Frankivsk this morning were caused by a strike at the airport, according to the city's mayor, Ruslan Martsinkiv. Details on it are still being clarified.

The Dnipropetrovsk Region suggests considering the possibility of restarting businesses that did not work before but "helped the country in another way".

"This is very important now! The economy must work. We must hold the economic front," Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration head Valentyn Reznichenko wrote.

In Severodonetsk and Rubizhne, shellings have been ongoing since last evening, at night the invaders opened fire in the direction of Popasna and Lysychansk, said the head of the Luhansk region Serhii Haidai.

In Lysychansk, a gas pipeline and several houses were damaged. Four houses burned down in Severodonetsk, while in Popasna five houses burned down and one was destroyed, a gas pipeline also was damaged in the city. The number of victims is being clarified.

"For a week, the Russian army cynically shoots the civilian population of our cities, opening fire on houses. They intentionally target those who will not resist — women and children, old people. What serviceman having common sense would shoot an old people’s home? From a tank! And the Russians did it deliberately. In Kremenna. What harm could defenseless elderly people do to them?" said Gaidai.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host Nordic and Baltic leaders in London next week. The purpose is to discuss further help to Ukraine and its rebuilding after war, and also long-term energy security of Europe.

An evacuation train trip is planned In the Luhansk region, Ukrzaliznytsia reports. The train departs roughly at 14:00 from Novozolotarivka, with further change to passenger trains in Lyman and Sloviansk.

Ukraine will only consider the war ended provided that all russian troops leave the country and free all occupied settlements, Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the head of the President’s Office, told Current Time. He noted that Russia had previously thrown in "ultimatums" in public conversations that had never been voiced by the members of the RF delegation during negotiations.

The advisor refused to tell what specific issues were being discussed during the negotiations. "Our delegations agreed that before there’s a good basic document prepared for public discussion and signing, all those preliminary positions shouldn’t be discussed," said Podoliak.

Report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 6:00:

• The invaders continue to use civil infrastructure for military needs - placing their units and equipment in facilities of increased danger, shelling the civilian population, conducting illegal inspections of belongings and searches of locals, dressing up in civilian clothes and uniforms of the AFU.
• The morale of the Russian army is deteriorating, as cases of desertion and refusal to obey orders increase.
• Reportedly, the healthcare institutions of the Southeastern region of Belarus are hosting a large number of Russian military personnel wounded in fighting in Ukraine. The supply of blood for conducting surgeries is depleted. A campaign to collect blood from civilians and public sector workers has started.
• Russia is forming new units because of heavy losses in personnel. In Moscow, they plan to involve about 1500 men of the 40th independent marine brigade (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Pacific Fleet).
  Yesterday, the AFU destroyed two helicopters, two fighter jets, and two drones.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Moscow against the use of weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine. As Stoltenberg said, the Kremlin invents false pretexts in trying to "justify what cannot be justified."

"Now that these false claims have been made, we must remain vigilant because it is possible that Russia itself could plan chemical weapons operations under this fabricated lie," NATO Secretary General said.

On March 13, between 3:00 and 4:00 AM, the occupational forces hit the territory of the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security with the missile airstrike, the Lviv Regional Military Administration reports. According to preliminary data, 8 missiles hit the area. Information about the level of resulting destruction is being clarified.

Publications about Ukraine in the British media – front pages of today’s newspapers:

Moldova is approaching a "breaking point" in its ability to shelter those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, Moldova's foreign minister Nicu Popescu told BBC.

Popescu explained that his country is running out of buildings to house refugees. He noted that Moldova was “Ukraine’s most fragile neighbor” with fewer financial resources and less resilience in security, health care, and education.

The number of refugees staying in Moldova is just over 100,000, but that represents a 4% increase in the national population.

81% of Americans think of Ukraine as a friend or partner country. This is mentioned in the YouGov survey results, cited by The New York Times. Today American citizens' attitude is more positive towards Ukraine than to France and Japan. Only the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada have higher rates in the "friend" or "ally" columns. Also 70% of Americans think of russia as an enemy. This is the highest rate among all countries in the survey. It is even higher number than it was for the North Korea and Iran.

The church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Volnovakha Donetsk region was destroyed by russian army, said Makariy Dyadyusʹ, an abbot of the church.

"My heart is torn by pain, and filled with hate, desire to destroy the enemy with bare hands. I ask God to grant me a cool head and firm arms. Those russians hurt my heart, i will forgive them at their funeral", - he wrote on his Facebook page.

КС767 plane of Japan Air Force Self-Defense Forces returned to the base of Komaki on March 13th morning after it has delivered the first portion of defensive equipment for Ukraine to Poland, reports Kyodo News.

Earlier Minister of Defence of Japan, Nobuo Kishi, declared that body armours, protective helmets, warm clothes, equipment for photography and video, as well as tents, electric generators and other would be delivered to Ukraine to support the country in its' resistance to russian aggression.

Russian troops applied phosphorus ammunition in Popasna Lugansk region,  First Deputy Chief of the Kyiv Patrol Police Oleksiy Biloshytskiy said on Facebook.

"Secret, destructive, ugly force. That is what fascists called Brennende Zwiebel (hot dome, – red). That is what ruscists send onto our towns. Huge sufferings and fires", he wrote.

Rosatom denied information about taking operational control over Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant nor that it intended for the plant to be under Rosatom’s “management system”. This was stated by the general director of Rosatom in a conversation with Rafael Grossi, Head of International Atomic Energy Agency.

#Ukraine has told IAEA: #Russia plans to take full and permanent control of #Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant under #Rosatom management. Rosatom Director General in call with IAEA Chief @RafaelMGrossi denied such intention. https://t.co/cnqtLTyNu4 pic.twitter.com/PrhAkCVopS

— IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency (@iaeaorg) March 12, 2022

Britain promised to open boarders for Ukrainian refugees to reduce the load for the eastern countries of European Union, Reuters writes. The Government promises to pay 350 pounds (456 usd) to British people in case they grant homes for Ukrainians for the period from six months.

British Government insisted on visas for Ukrainians, but deputies and local authorities were against this calling the decision to be bureaucracy during a war. Political powers intend to cancel visas for Ukrainian refugees.

Morgues of Gomel, Mozyr, and Narovlya in belarus are over flooded with russian occupiers army soldiers corps, reports Radio Svoboda.

"There were unbelievably many corpses! People at the Mozyr station were simply shocked by the number of corpses loaded on trains. People started to record videos but militants were chasing them and were ordering to delete those videos", witnesses said.

According to the sources, killed soldiers are loaded on trains and sent to russia, as well as transported by airplanes and by trucks.

The locals complain they cannot visit local hospitals for help, because all of them are overloaded with injured russian occupiers.

Air alarms almost within all territory of Ukraine!

It is necessary to hide in shelters for citizens of Cherkasy, Poltava, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytskiy, Lutsk, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Vinnytsya, Rivne, Chernigiv, Ternopil, Zaporizhya, Kyiv.

The occupiers have nothing sacred! They stroke a missile next to Sviatogorska Lavra on March, 12 - the buildings are damaged where church ministers and refugees were staying. This is noticed at the website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

It is detailed that windows are broken, doors are damaged. Several injured persons were delivered to a hospital, the rest were helped at the location. Administration of Lavra reminded that there have never been any military formation at their territory.

Association of seaports lost its connection with Mariupol affiliate,it is not known what is going on with the seaport. It is informed by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministries.

It is noted that the Association cannot reach Mariupol seaport workers for several days already. The city is in surrounding for 13 days, there is a humanitarian catastrophe in it: no gas, no heat, no electricity, no water, almost no mobile connection.

Russian occupiers soldiers continued to strike Mariupol on March, 12. Photos from a sputnik with terrible destructions were published by the EPA agency.

Important information for Sumy region citizens! There will be no "green corridors" from towns shot by russia on March 13. That was mentioned in Telegram the Head of Sumy Military Administration Dmitriy Zhyvytskiy.

According to the official, the authorities continue working on their organisation ation.

There no russian soldiers in Skadovsk Kherson region. That was informed by a mayor of the city Alexander Yakovlev at his Facebook page.

According to Yakovlev utilities are working in Skadovsk, there is gas, water, electricity, still communication sometimes works with breaks. Social services also work.

He stated that it is planned to recover school education on line since Monday. The decisions will be taken on cultural institutions.

Today three russian missiles, two helicopters and also two planes were shot by Ukrainian air defence today. That was informed by headquarters of the Air Forces of Ukrainian Army at their Facebook page.

It is stated that the occupiers shot huge missiles strikes on military objects March, 12. Three cruise missiles were caught by the air defense, but most of them shot civil and military infrastructure, especially a military aerodrome in Vasylkiv Kyiv region suffered.

Also Air Defence shot during 24 hours:

- two russian helicopters Ка-52;

- one fighter plane Su-34;

- one unidentified fighter plane (probably Su-30см or Su-34);

– two drones.

Prime minister Denys Shmygal recorded a speech to Ukrainians explaining the situation on several directions:

1. Humanitarian help and evacuation from towns in difficult conditions are in slow mode: fourteen "green corridors" were supposed to be open but occupiers continued shooting civilians.

2. Provision for militants - 12,5 bln uah was transferred yesterday to pay additional compensations during martial law. As well as 3,9 bln uah was transferred for Ukrainian Army food according to the Government decision yesterday.

The Government implement a plan of the sowing campaign to have our country provided with food products in future.

3. Energy safety - four nuclear stations, all hydroelectric power stations, termal power stations are active. There are agreements with Poland on provision additional coal by railway.

The Government also has submitted to the Rada's approval a bill allowing stabilise prices and prevent from automobile fuel shortage.

4.Social security - the Pension Fund already has transferred 38,3 bln uah to the banks and Ukrposhta, everyone will receive pension payments and social payments in full.

Those entrepreneurs who lost their earnings because of the war can apply for 6,5K uah, an application should be submitted to Diia.

The prime minister call on entrepreneurs to launch their business during marshall law conditions.

"Those who can work and have jobs - work. Those who have business not at the territory of combat zones, recover your activities. You are part of the economic front! And the country needs you more than ever!", he said.

Institute of Mass Information informs that Oleg Baturin, a journalist of Novyi Denj newspaper, is missing in Khahovka town Kherson region from evening March, 12. That was informed by his wife. The man without a phone and without documents went to see an acquaintance to the gas station and never came back.

The locals say they saw russian militants in the town. Kahovka is not occupied by soldiers of russian federation, but a neighbour town Nova Kahovka is.

International University Sports Federation (FISU) eliminates russia and belarus from taking participation under its flags. Russian and belarusian sportsmen will not take part in Summer Universiade which is to be hold from June 26 till July 7 in Chengdu.

Zelenskyy has signed a decree on awarding Ukrainian state awards to 106 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who bravely proved themselves in battles for Ukraine's independence. 17 of them, unfortunately, posthumously. But they are heroes.

Decree on awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star to:

→ Senior Sergeant Serhii Viktorovych Vasich. Posthumous. He courageously defended our positions in the Kyiv region. He also destroyed enemy equipment and a large number of enemy manpower.

→ Senior soldier Parkhomuk Vitaliy Vassilyovych. Posthumous. During a counter-offensive against the enemy near Makarov, he caused considerable damage to the enemy and died heroically in defence of his fellow soldiers.

→ Soldier Mrochko Konstyantyn Vasylyovych. Posthumous. He courageously fought against superior enemy forces. Thanks to his effective actions the Kafirs suffered painful losses.

→ Soldier Svynchuk Oleh Anatoliyovych. Posthumous. He heroically fulfilled his duty in battle against superior enemy forces. He had been helping his fellow soldiers till the last.

→ Sergeant Khanin Andriy Pavlovych. Posthumous. Defending Volnovakha in Donetsk region he destroyed an enemy tank and about 10 enemy servicemen. During the battle, being wounded, he helped the wounded soldiers and was fulfilling his duty till the last.

→ Sergeant Inna Mykolaivna Derusova. Posthumous. A senior combat medic had been on a mission in Akhtyrka, Sumy region, since 24 February. Saved more than 10 servicemen, risking her own life. Died from artillery fire of Russian forces, assisting the wounded soldiers. The first woman Hero of Ukraine to be awarded this title posthumously.

Awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine and the Order of the Golden Star:

→ Senior Lieutenant Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Hutsul. Due to his heroic actions in Kherson region he managed to destroy 25 units of enemy equipment and about 300 invaders.

→ Senior Lieutenant Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Chornyy. Due to his skilful actions while defending Volnovakha in Donetsk region, about 50 enemy personnel, a T-72 tank were destroyed and five occupants were taken captive.

President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech based upon the results of March, 12:

Wise people of the strong country!
17th day of war has been finished. Of the war to be free. Of the right to live on our own land the way we, Ukrainians, want. Not the way somebody decided for us and against us. Against our history. Against our character. Russian occupiers cannot conquer us. They don't have such strength. They don't have such spirit. They are holding on the violence only. On the terror only. On the weapon only, which they have a lot.

...

Look now who is leaving russia. Someone exists their own business. Those are professionals who can manage at the global market. Those are IT guys who do not want to live at the territory with no freedom. Those are businessmen who expect they will be taken away everything when somebody wants to do so. Those are artists who know that art means nothing at the territory where life means nothing. Russia looses its mind. Looses its talents. Looses money.

...

At the territory of Kherson the occupiers try to repeat the sad experience of pseudo republics. They blackmail local heads, make pressure on deputies. Looking for those to bribe to organise so called KhNR. Equally dead organism as "DNR"and "LNR".

Russia's military leadership has strategic uncertainty, the enemy has not reached its goal in any direction. This is according to a summary by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff.

The situation along the directions:

The enemy did not carry out offensive operations in the Volyn direction. There is a high probability of direct participation of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus in the military operation against Ukraine. There is an air reconnaissance of objects on the territory of Ukraine with the help of UAVs, probably from the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

No active offensive actions of the enemy were recorded in the Polissya direction (North of Ukraine, border with Belarus): Measures are being taken to restore combat capability and regroup troops. The occupiers continue to tax the logistics system by creating repair bases on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

In the northern direction, the enemy focused on improving the operational construction of troops and the logistics system of the group.

In the Slobozhansky direction (east of Ukraine, near Kharkiv), the enemy carried out offensive operations in the area of settlement Izyum, further trying to move in the direction of settlement Slavyansk. After the losses received in the area of the city of Kharkiv, he withdrew to the territory of the russian federation (Belgorod region) one of the BTGs of the 6th All-Military Army to restore combat capability. At the same time, it strengthened the groupings in this direction due to the introduction of units from the Northern Fleet.

In the Donetsk and South directions, the enemy carried out assault operations and fire raids. It does not abandon attempts to storm the city of Mariupol. The Russian occupiers are trying to prepare reserves and go on the offensive in Severodonetsk, Vuhledar and Zaporizhya. The enemy has had little success in the Volnovakha direction - it has captured the eastern outskirts and is trying to move on.

At the same time, the enemy does not refuse to attempt an offensive on Kryvyi Rih. It did not succeed. It looks for weaknesses in the defence of Ukrainian defenders. In order to increase efforts, puts into operation reserves from the Airborne Forces. In some areas it is trying to keep the previously occupied borders.

Russian occupation forces are stepping up their movement towards Kyiv from the east, rather than from the north as previously. White House press secretary John Kirby said this during the briefing. He added that the US now "sees no progress in resupplying and supporting operations in the south". According to Kirby, Russia is staging provocations in western regions of Ukraine - they have carried out two airstrikes on airfields in Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk to deprive Ukrainians of the use of some air strips in the western part of the country.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed a law on assistance to refugees who were forced to leave Ukraine because of Russia's attack. This was reported by Onet.pl. According to the document, Ukrainians will be allowed to stay on Polish territory for 18 months. After 9 months, they will be able to apply for a temporary residence permit for three years.
Refugees can apply for a PESEL number at any municipality executive office. They will have access to medical care and children can study at schools and universities. Ukrainians can receive financial aid of 300 zł per person. The law will be valid from 24 February 2022.

President Zelensky asked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to assist in the release of the captive mayor of Melitopol and local public figures.

he Ukrainian Defence Ministry's intelligence service has provided an update on the shelling of civilians near the village of Pobeda on 11 March as they attempted to evacuate.

It turned out that the people were trying to escape from the occupiers on their own, so they started the evacuation without a "green corridor" agreed by the parties.

"This is very dangerous, because the occupying units destroy the civilians without regret. There are a lot of examples of such war crimes during these 16 days of the war," the reconnaissance officers said.

The Defense Ministry's intelligence service urged all citizens in danger to follow official information on evacuation routes and use only safe routes.

Border guards with soldiers of the Armed Forces stopped the enemy column

The anti-tank calculation of the border guards revealed the movement of the enemy column to one settlement in the Kharkiv region. In order to prevent enemy forces from entering the village, the State Border Guard Service destroyed the Tiger armored vehicle at the head of the column with an accurate shot.

In response, russian terrorists began shoot fire to the position of border guards. But our comrades from the Armed Forces of Ukraine immediately joined in, forcing the enemy to flee. Not all orcs escaped, except stricken Tiger, the enemy also suffered losses in self-propelled artillery. Unlike the orcs, the Ukrainian defenders without losses." the border guards reported.

The defence forces of Operational Command Pivnich continue to carry out combat tasks to liberate Chernihiv Region from the Russian occupying forces. Over the past 24 hours, a significant number of the enemy's armoured vehicles and vehicles have been captured and destroyed.

"Near Chernihiv, 'our kotyky (kittens) have destroyed units of orcs armed with weapons from which the enemy was launching missile strikes against Chernihiv," reports Operational Command North.

The Russian Federation is not going to stop. They have the next goal - if they have a victory, let God forbid, on our territory, the next country that Putin would like to invade would be Lithuania itself. Then there will be other Baltic states, then they can reach Poland," the secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danylov, said in a televised marathon, citing intelligence data.

In Melitopol, Russian occupiers have appointed a new "mayor" instead of the kidnapped legitimate head Ivan Fedorov. She is Galyna Danylchenko, an MP of the Melitopol city council from OPFL party.

The traitor has already recorded a video message urging to "adapt to the new reality".

Mariupol, Russian fascists shell residential buildings.

Ukrzaliznytsia introduces a stable train schedule before by the transition to daylight saving time on 27 March.

Additional evacuation trips, if necessary, will be scheduled daily and will be announced additionally.