“Three Loud Explosions” They have shaken the outskirts of Lviv, in western Ukraine, a few hours following Moscow assured that its military efforts were going to focus on Donbas. Lviv, 90 kilometers from Poland, is the departure point for refugees to leave the country. The anti-aircraft alarms have sounded once more in the city and the mayor has urged his neighbors to go to the shelters as soon as possible.
Usual curfew in kyiv
Meanwhile, in kyiv, its mayor, Vitali Klitschkó, has canceled the curfew that was to last the entire weekend. Yes, the usual curfew is maintained, from eight in the followingnoon to seven in the morning.
The war in Ukraine protagonist in the Doha Forum
And the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, in a videoconference intervention, monopolized the attention at the opening of the Doha Forum with the following message to energy producers:
“The future of Europe depends on your efforts! __I ask you to increase energy production so that Russia understands that no state should use energy as a weapon to blackmail the world”.
Ten humanitarian corridors
Regarding the situation on the ground, the Government of Ukraine has reported the establishment of ten humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from the cities most affected by Russian bombing.
Russian propaganda at full throttle
For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry broadcast a video, in the midst of its incessant bombardment of the port city of Mariupol, of an attack once morest the Ukrainian Buk anti-missile system, insisting that its attacks are only on military installations.
“Despite the difficulties, we fulfilled the state Defense order, as planned. We advanced in the supply of weapons and equipment with the help of credit funds. The priorities are long-range high-precision weapons, aviation equipment and the maintenance of combat readiness of strategic nuclear forces”declared Sergey Shoigu, Russian Defense Minister.
100,000 people are still trapped in Mariupol
Mariupol remains the epicenter of the fighting. According to its mayor, the situation remains critical, with street fighting in the center.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, only private vehicles can leave the city. Russian troops prevent the passage of buses. Some 100,000 people are still trapped in Mariupol.
