Ukraine – Russia, today’s news: city on its last legs, new round of negotiations awaited

Russian forces intensify offensive on Ukrainian cities. In the evening, the mayor of Kherson announced that the city has fallen into the hands of the Moscow military. Mariupol is about to suffer the same fate. Kharkiv is hammered by bombing. Kyiv continues to be targeted by rockets. According to the Ukrainian authorities, more than two thousand civilians were killed in a week of the war. UNHCR has announced that there are already one million displaced persons. Water and food are scarce. But the armed forces and the population continue to resist. And Moscow admits it has lost 500 men. The delegations of the two countries are expected to meet again this morning to discuss a possible ceasefire. But developments on the ground do not leave much room for optimism. A new tough stance against Vladimir Putin’s war by the international community has come from the UN General Assembly. And the International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by the Russians.

02.10 Unhcr: one million displaced already

Already a million Ukrainians have fled their homes due to the Russian invasion. According to UNHCR, there are 840,000 registered abroad, in particular in Poland and Romania. The calculations on how many have moved, leaving the cities under attack but remaining in Ukraine are more difficult, but the estimate of the local media is about 300 thousand people.

01.33 Toyota stops the St. Petersburg factory

Toyota announces the suspension of operations at its only factory in Russia, St. Petersburg, and has stopped shipping vehicles to the country, citing “supply chain disruptions” related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

01.08 Four explosions in Kiev

Four explosions were heard in Kyiv shortly after the air raid went off. The first two in the center, the other two near the Druzhby Narodiv metro station. The Kyiv Independent reports it .

00.50 Osce: one of our operators killed in Kharkiv

Maryna Fenina, a national member of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), died in a bombing raid in Kharkiv on 1 March. This was announced by a note from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: “Maryna was killed while she was doing supplies for her family in a city that has become a war zone. In Kharkiv and in other cities and towns of the Ukraine, missiles, grenades, and rockets are hitting residential buildings and urban centers, killing and injuring innocent civilians – women, men, and children. “

00.35 New alarm in Kyiv, loud explosion heard

New alert in Kyiv where bomb sirens are sounding. A loud explosion was heard. The Kyiv Independent writes, inviting all residents to reach the nearest shelter.

00.30 Zalensky: “We broke Moscow’s underhanded plans”

“We are a nation that broke the enemy’s plans in a week. Plans are written for years: sneaky, full of hatred for our country, our people.” President Zelensky said this in a video posted on Telegram.

00.20 the US deliver hundreds of missiles to Kiev

The US has delivered “hundreds of anti-aircraft Stinger missiles” to Ukraine in the last few hours. CNN reports this, citing informed sources. According to an official and a congressman, two hundred of these missiles were delivered two days ago.

00.10 Investigation by the Hague Court into alleged war crimes

The International Criminal Court has officially launched an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. This was announced by the prosecutor of the CPI , Karim AA Khan Qc, after 39 countries, including Italy, a number never so large, have signed the activation procedure of the Court. Evidence-gathering work in Ukraine has already begun, the prosecutor said.