Missiles Against a Military Base and China’s Declaration: Understand the 18th Day of the Ukrainian War
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Wounded in a missile attack on a Ukrainian military base
Sunday (13/3) witnessed one of the most significant attacks in the 18 days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Missiles hit a military base in the west of the country, Only 10 kilometers from the border with Poland, a member of NATO (NATO, Western Military Alliance).
Ukraine says up to 30 missiles were fired at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center (IPSC) in Yavoriv, in the Lviv region.
The country’s authorities say at least 35 people have been killed and 134 wounded.
The Russian government gave various numbers and announced that the attack had killed “up to 180 foreign mercenaries”.
See below for other events on the 18th day of the Ukrainian war:
China positioning
Two newspapers, the British “Financial Times” and the “New York Times” of the United States, reported on a Russian request for military and economic assistance from China in the invasion of Ukraine.
A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, Liu Bingyu, said he had “never heard of this” and said Beijing was focused on not letting the conflict spiral out of control.
“The top priority now is to prevent this tense situation from escalating or spiraling out of control. China has remained neutral in the war and has not condemned the Russian attacks.
The Financial Times report says there are indications that the Chinese are willing to cooperate with Russia.
Journalist’s death
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Journalist Brent Reno, who was killed during the Ukrainian war
Reno was an award-winning journalist and filmmaker who previously worked for the American newspaper The New York Times.
Kyiv police chief Andrei Nebitov said that Russian soldiers had targeted the journalist. Two other journalists were injured and taken to hospital.
It is the first death of a foreign journalist since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Protests in Russia and Europe
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A woman is arrested during a protest outside the Kremlin in Moscow
Protests against the Ukraine war in 37 Russian cities on Sunday resulted in 817 arrests, according to OVD-Info, which monitors arrests at protests in Russia.
The Russian government has tightened its blockade of the opposition against the conflict. In Moscow alone, 300 people were arrested.
In Berlin, an anti-war demonstration in the center of the German capital gathered about 30 thousand people.
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Demonstration in Berlin on Sunday (3/13) against the war
Energy was restored at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Although the equipment for monitoring radiation levels is disabled, it relies on electricity. There was a risk of a leak as the site still contained radioactive elements after the worst nuclear accident in history.
Russian forces took control of the factory on the first day of the invasion. There is still concern about the work of officials who are now subject to an order from the Russian authorities.
According to the BBC, it is calm inside Chernobyl, but food and medicine are limited.
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