The number of civilians killed in Ukraine is 516
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba calls on Russia for a ceasefire to repair the disused Chernobyl nuclear plant
US House of Representatives to Ukraine 13.6 billion approved an ambulance worth $ 6.5 of this billionThe Pentagon will provide military assistance to Ukraine, and the rest will be humanitarian and economic assistance, including support for 1.5 million refugees.
The law The bill is expected to be approved by the Senate in the coming days.
Civilians are under fire
The BBC reports that three civilians were killed in a firefight last night in the town of Aktirka in Sumi province. Two of them are women and one is a 13-year-old teenager.
Head of Sumi province Dmitri Jivitsky March 10told APA that residential areas around Sumi were fired upon last night. According to him according toa shell gas fell on the line.
After air strikes on a maternity hospital in Mariupol UNSecretary General of Antonio Quterres called for an immediate end to the bloodshed.
Mariupol, a large city in the Donetsk region, has been under siege for more than a week, with no electricity, heating or food. On March 9, a heavy air strike hit the city hospital, damaging the hospital’s maternity ward. It is reported that 17 people were injured.
“I was born in Mariupol and The attack on the hospitals where the children’s wards are located is terrible. The civilians are at war with them according to pay the heaviest price. This senseless violence must be stopped. “Stop the bloodshed now.” – Guterres said.
The blockade of Leningrad
US Secretary of State Anthony Guterres He compared the siege of Mariupol to the blockade of Leningrad.
“Every Russian is aware of the blockade of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War. Sorry that, history repeats. Now Russia government Ukraine destroys the city by starvation “ He tweeted.
Russia is already in Ukraine snowSince the beginning of the war, 516 civilians have been killed and 908 injured. Information UNof Jesus’ Rights Ali The Commissariat announced.
The most dead are Donetsk and In Luhansk region: 111 dead, 462 wounded.
The actual number of casualties is reported to be higher. Because of the intense fighting information is obtained late.
Ukraine Chernobyl nuclear plant demands ceasefire
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitro Kuleba Russia has called for a ceasefire to repair the disused Chernobyl nuclear plant. The risk of radiation has increased due to the complete disconnection from the Chernobyl power grid, which once had the worst nuclear accident.
The state energy company Ukrenergo said on March 9 that, The line connecting the Chernobyl plant with the electricity supplier in Kiev has been cut off. At the factory 20 tons of waste must be constantly cooled, otherwise there is a risk of leakage, “UkraineBelarus, Russia and Europe “may be threatened.
“Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and his Russia Power lines of all nuclear facilities under military control damaged – Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
The minister said that the diesel generators plant will be supplied with electricity for 48 hours. After that, the cooling systems will stop, and “radiation leakage will be inevitable.”