President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he would meet with senior US officials on Sunday in Kyiv, while fierce fighting continues in east and south of the country over Easter weekend in Ukraine.
The White House is not yet confirm visit, which Zelenskiy said would include the US Secretary of State of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken of Defense Lloyd Austin.
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Expected visit: Zelensky said that he “expects specific things and specific weapons from him.” world leaders who visit the country, having previously announced that they will meet with Blinken and Austin in Kyiv on Sunday. Potential visit will first from senior US officials after the start of the war out. White House declined to comment on potential trip.
Odessa paid: At least eight people are dead, including a three-month-old baby after Russian missile strikes on southwestern port city of Odessa, Zelenskiy said on Saturday, denouncing attack which took place a day ahead of when many Ukrainians celebrate Easter holiday.
Humanitarian Crisis: Evacuation corridor from the besieged southern city of Mariupol was “torn down” by Russian troops on Saturday, according to the Ukrainian official. This was stated by Ukrainian officials. more than 100,000 people Still remain in bombarded city which is russian government control claims. Ukrainian fighters continue to hold out in in the city a massive metallurgical plant “Azovstal”, where civilians took refuge for weeks and supplies are running low.
Moscow plan: Russia disclosed goal of This invasion take it”full the control” of southern Ukraine, as well as eastern Donbass region and establish a land corridor connecting Russia to Crimea, a peninsula it has annexed. in 2014. British Ministry of Defense briefing on Saturday reported that Russian forces made no big success in in past 24 hours, in in face of Ukrainian counterattacks.
Forced deportations: Ukrainian officials said on On Saturday, Russia forcibly deported part of Mariupol residents to Primorsky Krai in Russian Far East region, about 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) from Ukraine. In early April, the deputy of Ukraine prime minister Irina Vereshchuk estimates that about 45,000 Ukrainian citizens have been forcibly deported to Russia since the start of the war.
Forced call: Ukrainian intelligence also accused Russia of plan to call on civilians in Ukraine from the occupied regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, according to Saturday SK military intelligence update. It would be in violation of international law, UK Ministry of This is stated in the defense statement.
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