After two weeks of war, the situation in the embattled and besieged cities of Ukraine remains precarious, and there are apparently incidents during the evacuation. The events of the day at a glance.
Day 14, war has been raging in Europe for two weeks. In the early morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched attacks on Ukraine from several directions, “starting a cold-blooded war of aggression.” The Chancellor recognized this as a “turning point in the history of our continent” because: “The world after is no longer the same as the world before.”
What is the current situation?
The Russian war of aggression continues. People continue to try to escape from the besieged cities. Possible deliveries of fighter jets cause controversy. A blackout focuses on the nuclear waste at the Chernobyl power plant. The most important news of the day at a glance:
New evacuations started in Ukraine – with incidents
Incidents have erupted again during the evacuation of civilians from besieged cities in Ukraine.
- In the village Demydiv Around 25 kilometers north of the capital Kyiv, Russian troops fired on Ukrainian police officers, according to the security forces. A police officer was killed and another seriously injured. A civilian was also taken to hospital with serious injuries. A total of 100 civilians were brought to safety from the village, including 30 children. The information could not be verified.
- In the embattled port city Mariupol According to the pro-Russian forces in the Donetsk region, the agreed “humanitarian corridor” is still not working. Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for this. “Russia continues to hold more than 400,000 people hostage in Mariupol, blocking humanitarian aid and evacuation,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter. The shelling continues.
- Evacuations have started in other regions: Ukrainian media released pictures from irpin near Kyiv, which showed how old and sick people were brought to safety on stretchers. In Worsel A children’s home near the capital was evacuated. In the city Sumy buses arrived in the northeast at noon. In southern Ukraine Enerhodar as in Izyum Apparently the first vehicles with civilians left.
In the morning, Ukraine, in coordination with the Russian side, spoke of escape routes from a total of six cities.
Meeting in Turkey – Russia sees “progress”
Against this background, too, all eyes are on a diplomatic meeting of the warring parties at the highest level. The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov and Dmytro Kuleba, are scheduled to hold talks in Turkey on Thursday. The Russian leadership spoke of on Wednesday “Progress” in resolving the conflict. Previously, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had backed away from calls for his country to join NATO. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Russian troops in the neighboring country were not tasked with “overthrowing the current government.” The occupation of Ukraine or “the destruction of its statehood” are not the goal either. Meanwhile, the Russian attack continued unabated.
Another nuclear problem in Ukraine – Chernobyl nuclear power plant without electricity
The Ukrainian nuclear power plant Chernobyl is occupied by Russian units cut off from the power supply. The Ukrainian grid operator Ukrenerho announced that power lines had been damaged by shelling. Combat operations north of Kyiv are currently preventing any repair work. While the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned of a possible nuclear accident, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not believe that a critical problem is looming in Vienna. Nonetheless, the blackout adds to a list of almost daily incidents at Ukrainian nuclear facilities affected by the invasion of Russian troops.
Ukraine demands fighter jets – Scholz is also against it
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is against the delivery of MiG-29 fighter jets from NATO to Ukraine. At a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Berlin, he referred to financial aid, humanitarian support and the delivery of individual weapon systems. “And otherwise it is the case that we have to think very carefully about what we are actually doing. And that certainly doesn’t include fighter jets” Scholz said.
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday evening that the government was ready to move MiG-29 fighter jets immediately and free of charge to the US Ramstein Air Force Base in Rhineland-Palatinate and make them available to the United States. The US Department of Defense has now described Poland’s proposal as “untenable” and has expressed concerns. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy was skeptical that his country would actually receive Polish MiG-29 fighter jets and spoke of “logistics” problems. He also mentioned the concerns of the United States and wrote to Washington afterwards: “Resolve this quickly. Don’t shift the responsibility onto others, send us planes.”
… and more background on the war in Ukraine
Source: Stern
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