LIVE TEXT. March 12 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues

Today, 7:09

Updated today, 7:30 p.m.

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12.03.2022 07.30

Another attempt is planned to evacuate people from Mariupol, which was besieged by Russian troops, on Saturday. Humanitarian cargo is scheduled to be delivered to the city, but a column will be able to evacuate people on the way back, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshuk.

In Mariupol, people have been isolated for several days because the city is being shot. Therefore, it is impossible to leave the city or get some help from outside.

Several previous attempts to evacuate people from Mariupol have failed due to a breach of the ceasefire agreement.

12.03.2022 07.09

An alarm siren sounds in many Ukrainian cities on Saturday morning, warning of the risk of air strikes. They also sound in Kiev and its environs, Lviv, Zaporizhia, Odessa, according to the news service of the British broadcaster BBC Ukraine.

Sirens also sounded in Kiev and Zhytomyr at night.

Russia’s war in Ukraine: attacks on the western cities of Lutsk and Ivanofrankivska; also fired on the Dnipro. March 11 live text archive.

CONTEXT:

On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine following a statement by its President Vladimir Putin on a “military special operation”, initially attacking military infrastructure, but later, when resistance from Ukrainian forces proved unexpectedly fierce. increasingly brutal bombardment of Ukrainian cities, civilians are also dying.

Ukraine and Russia have also repeatedly agreed to build humanitarian corridors, as in many cities people cannot get even the most necessary goods, so they are trying to evacuate civilians from the cities hard hit by the fighting. However, several evacuation attempts have failed because Russia has not kept its promise to stop the fire during the evacuation.

Russia’s action has paid off sharp condemnation from a democratic world. Western countries have determined several sanctions though against Russiathough against Belarussupporting the Kremlin’s decision to attack Ukraine. Meanwhile, more and more foreign companies are boycotting Russia and suspending their operations in that country.

Two weeks after the invasion, more than two million people have fled Ukraine, shows Data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In total, experts estimate that the crisis in Ukraine could leave 12 million people homeless. Latvia going to host 10,000 potential Ukrainian refugees.

A live text archive of Russia’s attack on Ukraine is available here.

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