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Putin may be planning to pummel Kyiv into submission

Putin has a track record of pummeling cities into submission.

Axios

'Now it's no mercy,' Ukrainian soldiers vow, as a showdown with Russian forces nears

IRPIN, Ukraine — Jackson is a singer. So, even though he was standing in a trench in this suburb northwest of Kyiv, even though a massive column of Russian soldiers and weaponry lay just a mile or so up the main road, it didn't take much prompting from his friends…

Los Angeles Times

Russian air strike hits bread factory near Kyiv, devastation in Kharkiv, civilians stuck without power, water and food in Mariupol

Russian forces press on with their sieges and bombing of Ukrainian cities, with hundreds of thousands of people trapped in Mariupol as defenders prepare barricades in central Kyiv.

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Ukrainians arriving in the United States after fleeing the Russian invasion say they are ‘hoping for a miracle’

A woman who fled Ukraine and arrived in New York this week recounts the harrowing journey and heartbreaking decision to leave her country, Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

Russia offers humanitarian corridors from five Ukraine cities -reports

Russia has proposed the establishment of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave five Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv from 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Tuesday pending Ukrainian agreement, Russian news agencies reported.

Reuters

Russia says it will establish humanitarian corridors in Ukraine as UN, US raise alarm over civilian casualties

The United Nations calls for civilians stuck in conflict zones in Ukraine to be allowed safe passage in any direction they choose, as Russia says it will establish humanitarian corridors out of several Ukrainian cities under siege.

ABC News

Civilian suffering intensifies as new Russian-Ukrainian talks fail to yield breakthrough

KYIV, Ukraine — A dozen days into a devastating war and a burgeoning refugee crisis, Russian forces on Monday launched withering new attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas and strategic centers, seeking to cripple the country’s defenses and establish supremacy over Ukraine’s vital Black Sea coast.

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Elderly woman crosses bombed bridge as Ukraine's women say 'we are brave, we will win'

Ukraine’s mothers, daughters and sisters show their strength this international Women's Day and, as Russia continues to shell their homeland, defiantly say 'we are brave, we will win'

Daily Mirror

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy calls for more support

Ukraine news from March 8: Ukraine’s president pushed for more support in address to the British parliament.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s youngest MP helps defend Kyiv with an AK-47 strapped to his back: ‘We either fight and survive – or we fall’

Interview: Sviatoslav Yurash tells Andrew Buncombe country will ‘fight and survive to next generation – or fall’

The Independent UK

Ukraine blasts Russian plan for ‘humanitarian corridors’

Ukraine says Russian shelling prevented the evacuation of civilians from cities including Kyiv, Mariupol and Kharkiv.

Al Jazeera

Child cancer patients forced to flee Kyiv hospital as Russian bombing intensifies

Some children are too unwell to make the perilous journey, warns doctor

The Independent UK

Russian shelling stops Ukraine evacuations once more as Moscow issues demands to end war

Third round of talks ends in little progress, say negotiators

The Independent UK

A brief history of Babi Yar, where Nazis massacred Jews, Soviets kept silence and now Ukraine says Russia fired a missile

“At Babi Yar no memorials preside.”

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Los Angeles Times

In Ukraine, civilian suffering intensifies amid Russian blockades, bombardment

KYIV, Ukraine — A dozen days into a devastating war and an unfolding refugee crisis, Russian forces on Monday launched withering new attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas and strategic centers, seeking to cripple the country’s defenses and establish supremacy over Ukraine’s vital Black Sea coast.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian fencers refuse to fight Russians before flying home to keep Kyiv citizens alive

Ukrainian fencing teammates Andrii Scherba and Andrei Pogrebniak refused to take on Russian opponents when they competed at the recent 2022 World Cup event in Egypt

Reuters

Ukraine wants direct talks between Zelenskiy and Russia's Putin, says foreign minister

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday said Ukraine wanted direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russia's Vladimir Putin because Kyiv knows Putin is the person calling the shots in Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

Russia trying to recruit Syrians to fight in Ukraine, says Pentagon

US defence official says it is ‘noteworthy that Putin believes he needs foreign fighters’

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The Conversation

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

ABC News

Ukraine calls for meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin as latest peace talks with Russia stall

Ukraine wants direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia's Vladimir Putin, after a third round of negotiations between representatives of the two sides stalled.

ABC News

Drinkers for Ukraine campaign hopes to tap beer community to raise badly needed funds

A campaign hopes to unite breweries and drinkers around the world with a beetroot stout to raise money for the Red Cross and show solidarity for those affected by the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Inside the shelled Ukrainian city where soldiers and civilians are primed for a Russian onslaught

Russian shelling has decimated a school, hospital and homes in Zhytomyr, where military preparations are ramping up amid fears the city could be Putin’s next target if Kyiv were to fall, Bel Trew reports

The Guardian - UK

Shells rain down on Ukraine’s cities despite ‘cynical’ offer of safe passage

Analysts and political leaders point to Russia’s ‘string of broken ceasefires’ as bombardment continues

Reuters

Residents of Ukraine's Irpin say time may be running out to get to safety

Hundreds of people streamed out of Irpin on Monday to escape Russian forces advancing towards the nearby Ukrainian capital Kyiv, some saying there were only a few residents left in the town badly damaged by recent shelling.

Al Jazeera

Diary from Ukraine: ‘Terrified we’d be separated while fleeing’

This weekend, Zakhida Adylova decided to flee Kyiv for Lviv in the west with her family.

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