Russia Ukraine War Updates: More than 3,700 people ‘rescued’ from besieged Mariupol, says Zelensky
The U.S. Defense Department says it is providing an additional $300 million in military equipment to Ukrainian forces defending the country from Russian troops.
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine entered its day 38 on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that 3,700 people have been rescued from Mariupol, a city heavily bombarded by Russian shelling and attacks. The U.S. Defense Department says it is providing an additional $300 million in military equipment to Ukrainian forces defending the country from Russian troops.Zelenskyy said Russian forces were leaving behind “a complete disaster” as they retreat from the north, including towns just outside Kyiv, and he warned residents to beware of more Russian shelling and of land mines. “They are mining the whole territory, they are mining homes, mining equipment, even the bodies of people who were killed,” he said in his nighttime video address to the nation late Friday. A Ukrainian official said there were casualties after at least three Russian ballistic missiles were fired late Friday at the Odesa region on the Black Sea, but he did not give specifics. Regional leader Maksim Marchenko said the missiles were fired from the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia has held since seizing it from Ukraine in 2014.
Over 6,000 Ukrainians evacuated in 24 hours
More than 6,000 Ukrainians have been evacuated from besieged cities via humanitarian corridors in the past 24 hours, according to a government official in Kiev. In a social media post, Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said a total of 6,266 people were evacuated on Friday, including 3,071 from Mariupol in the Donetsk region where Russian forces have continued relentless bombing and attacks, reports ukrayinska Pravda.
Ukrainian Parliament passes law allowing seizure of property of Russian war supporters
Ukrainian Parliament passes law allowing seizure of property of Russian war supporters. It allows confiscating property that belongs not only to Russian state or its residents but also to non-residents connected to Russian govt, deny or support Russia’s war, reported The Kyiv Independent.
Foreign volunteers help fight Russia in Irpin
President Volodymyr Zelensky created the International Legion in late February as a way to organize the influx of foreign volunteers. The Legion forms part of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Force
Volunteers in Lviv Oblast prepare food for Ukraine’s defenders
⚡️Volunteers in Lviv Oblast prepare food for Ukraine’s defenders.
Local women in Lviv Oblast came together to cook and pack 230 cans of stew, 60 cans of meat pate, 300 kilograms of dumplings (also known as varenyky) and 100 kilograms of pastries to be sent to Ukrainian soldiers. pic.twitter.com/cBOBsfCDIh
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 2, 2022
Three Russian ballistic missiles fired at Odesa region
A Ukrainian official said there were casualties after at least three Russian ballistic missiles were fired late Friday at the Odesa region on the Black Sea, but he did not give specifics. Regional leader Maksim Marchenko said the missiles were fired from the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia has held since seizing it from Ukraine in 2014.
US deputy NSA Daleep Singh consults sanctions imposed on Russia with Indian counterparts
US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh, during his two-day visit to New Delhi, consulted with Indian counterparts on goals and mechanisms of US sanctions imposed on Russia, the White House said in a statement on Friday (local time). Daleep Singh was on a two-day visit to India from March 30-31.
US Department of Defense to provide up to $300 million in security assistance to Ukraine
US Department of Defense will provide up to $300 million in security assistance to bolster Ukraine’s capacity to defend itself: Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby
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— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2022
US cancels testing Minuteman III in a bid to lower nuclear tensions with Russia
US military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in a bid to lower nuclear tensions with Russia. It had initially aimed only to delay the test, reported Reuters.
Three missile strikes reported in Odesa Oblast
Governor of Odesa Oblast Maksym Marchenko reported earlier on April 1 that Russian missiles hit residential areas in the region and caused casualties. According to Marchenko, the missiles were allegedly fired from Russian-annexed Crimea.
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