- Evacuation of civilians from Mariupol’s Azovstal. A column of more than a hundred people is heading to Zaporizhia. According to our correspondent Laura Bicker, the arrival of buses with Mariupol residents is delayed.
- The two-day ceasefire killed about a hundred people. Some have not seen the light of day for two months, but hundreds more remain trapped in bunkers near the Azovstal plant. The BBC managed to talk to Azovstal CEO Enver Tskitishvili.
- The Russians continue to advance in the Donbass. The goal of the Russian army is to take Ukrainian forces into the ring. Now they have Lysychansk and Siverskodonetsk on their way. Most civilians have already left these areas. There are those who have nowhere to go. Up to thirty people with injuries of varying severity are taken to a local hospital every day. Report by Andrew Harding.
- Russia struck the bridge across the Dniester estuary again. This is the third attack on the bridge. Russia has twice tried to destroy the bridge, after which cars and trains were stopped. Experts attribute this to attempts to cut off the south of Odessa from Odessa itself, as well as possible provocations in Transnistria.
- What is happening in the south of Ukraine while everyone is waiting for the great battle in the east? Live from Odessa – Anna Shelest, Director of the Security Studies Program of the Council of Foreign Policy “Ukrainian Prism”.
- Israel summons the Russian ambassador and demands an apology from Moscow. Minister Lavrov compared Zelensky to Hitler and said that the Nazi leader could have Jewish blood. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted sharply to the speech of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that Lavrov’s remarks were not only unforgivable, but not only outrageous – they were also a terrible historical mistake.
- Ukraine also responded to Lavrov’s statements. More on the diplomatic scandal – BBC correspondent John Donnison.
- A new package of EU sanctions against Russia is due to be prepared this week. One of the issues is the embargo on Russian oil. Is Russia threatened by an oil embargo? The BBC spoke with energy expert Carol Nahle.
- The EU Council met urgently in Brussels. Energy ministers are discussing what to do with Russian gas. The main topic is Russia’s demand to pay for gas in rubles. Otherwise, Moscow is threatening to cut off supplies, as Gazprom has already done to Bulgaria and Poland. Energy ministers are convinced that the EU will not deviate from its principles and will not pay in rubles.
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