Prime Ministers of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia head to Kyiv to support Zelensky | National Magazine

On the twentieth day of the war, the bombs began before dawnThe armed forces called on all citizens to urgently go to civil protection shelters. You The Russians are now using heavy artillery against central Kyiv.

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Rescue teams worked for hours to put out the flames that engulfed the 16-storey building. One man said he already had his bags ready to flee, and that he knew this would happen sooner or later.

The affected area is located in the capital, right after the suburb of Irpen, which has been devastated by fighting in recent weeks. Mayor Vitali Klitschko toured the devastated areas and A curfew was imposed in the capital until Thursday morning (17).

“It is a difficult and dangerous period,” he said.

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis He received an invitation from Vitali Klitschko to visit the war-torn Ukrainian capital. The pope reiterated the appeal he made on Sunday (13).Stop the armed aggression before turning the cities into cemeteries.

In the second largest city in UkraineOh Kharkiv, the survivors of the bombing were still being rescued when the Russian planes returned, and everyone ran for shelter.

Through a humanitarian corridor, about 2,000 cars have managed itSo far, he left Mariupol, the city in the south of Ukraine besieged by Russian forces.

This Tuesday, and Fox News has confirmed the death of film reporter Pierre Zakrevsky. He was working with reporter Benjamin Hall who was injured. Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kovchinova was also killed in the same attack.

The Russian leadership only talks about military objectives. He said he controls the Kherson region, a port city in the south.

The Russian army has distributed photos of soldiers with anti-tank weapons captured from the Ukrainians in the area Kyiv He said one of Tuesday’s targets was an arms factory in the Ukrainian capital.

Zelensky addressed the Russian soldiers, saying:

“I’m talking about Kyiv, our capital, the city that has always been called the “Mother of Russian Cities”, which made our people historically and which it bombed today. I give you a chance to survive. If you surrender, you will be treated like people, decently, not the way you are treated in your army, and unlike the way your army treats ours. He chooses.”

It was already night when Zelensky received three visitors: Prime Ministers Give PolandAnd the Czech Republic And the Slovenia arrived in Kyiv By train to avoid the danger of a plane or helicopter being shot down by the Russians.

The President thanked him and mentioned that their visit to Ukraine At this difficult time it is a strong sign of support.

Ministry of Defense Italia He published a circular ordering all departments of the armed forces to be on standby, 100% motorized, with combat-oriented training. The March 9 document refers to what it calls “developments on the international chessboard”. According to the General Staff, this is a reaction to the changes that exist for all to see.