Reports on Tuesday of one of the Ukrainian cities most affected by Russia’s seemingly indiscriminate artillery bombardment suggested that Russia could fulfill its last promise to allow civilians to flee. But even if the truce in the northeastern city of Sumy continues and Russia keeps its promise to allow “humanitarian corridors” for evacuations from other cities, it will be a saving grace in a deepening tragedy. for hours.
The United Nations said on Tuesday that more than 2 million people had fled Ukraine to neighboring nations since Russia launched its brutal invasion 13 days ago.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office said Ukrainians would believe the Kremlin’s offer to allow safe passage from Sumy, the capital Kyiv and the battered cities of Chernyiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol only when evacuations were underway. At least three previous ceasefires collapsed with Ukraine and Russia accusing each other of breaking ground, and reports of new rapes quickly surfaced in the southern port city of Mariupol on Tuesday.
A local Sumy official said evacuations were underway, but as CBS News chief correspondent Charlie D’Agata reports, many people never had a chance to flee.
Emergency crews picked up the rubble of an apartment building in Sumy, which was crushed by Russian airstrikes, during the night. They found no survivors, only lifeless bodies, including families with children. At least 20 people were killed in a strike in Sumy alone on Monday evening, local authorities said.
But even with the Russian forces surrounding key cities and slowly approaching … it seems slower than expected – to Kyiv, not all Ukrainians flee. D’Agata says Ukraine’s defense forces continue to mount fierce resistance, and he met with civilians in the capital digging to help defend his city.
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Ukraine claims that 12,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began
Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that 12,000 Russian forces had been killed since Vladimir Putin ordered his neighbor’s invasion of the west. The Ukrainian government has not provided information on how many of its own troops died in the 13-day war, and CBS News cannot independently verify figures presented by either side.
Information on the Russian invasion
Losses of Russian occupation forces in Ukraine, March 8 pic.twitter.com/YnVcviyIRk
– MFA of Ukraine @ (@MFA_Ukraine) March 8, 2022
Russia has acknowledged the deaths of about 500 of its soldiers. On Tuesday, Putin thanked her forces again for her service, offering “special respect to those women who are doing their duty” on International Women’s Day.
The UN human rights agency says at least 406 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, but acknowledges that the actual figure is probably much higher. Ukrainian officials put it above 2,000.
The Kyiv Foreign Ministry also said in its latest assessment on Tuesday that Russia had lost more than 300 tanks and more than 1,000 armored vehicles.
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World energy giant Shell says it will withdraw from all gas and oil business with Russia
World energy giant Shell said in a statement on Tuesday that it would “withdraw from its stake in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) gradually, aligned with the new government guidelines “.
The announcement came after Shell agreed to buy more Russian crude oil last week, a decision for which the company chief apologized in Tuesday’s statement.
“We are well aware that our decision last week to acquire a load of Russian crude oil to be refined into products such as gasoline and diesel, even though it has been made with security of supply at the forefront of our thinking, was not the right one and we are sorry dedicated … to alleviate the terrible consequences of this war. ” about the people of Ukraine “.
The company said the first step in leaving the Russian market would be to immediately stop all spot purchases of Russian crude oil, close gas stations across Russia and suspend all aviation fuel and lubricant operations in the country.
The Biden administration is at the heart of the Russian economy: its energy sector. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the White House was in “very active discussions” over a ban on Russian oil imports into the United States, and a bipartisan group of senators has also called for a ban, which Ukraine has pushed for. international level.
Gas prices rise as Biden suspends Russian oil ban
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Goldman Sachs analysts said Monday that a vote in Congress on a ban on Russian crude oil imports would likely pass with “fairly broad support.”
Click here for more information on the potential impact of the Russian oil ban on American consumers.
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China’s Xi calls for “maximum restraint” on Ukraine in calls with European leaders
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for “maximum restraint” on Ukraine, calling the crisis “deeply troubling” at a video summit with French and German counterparts Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz.
Beijing has refused to condemn the invasion of its close partner Russia, and Xi said he wants the two sides to “keep up the momentum of the negotiations, overcome the difficulties and continue talks to achieve results,” according to the station. state CCTV.
“We would like to ask for the utmost restraint to avoid a large-scale humanitarian crisis,” he said.
Xi added that “the current situation in Ukraine is deeply worrying” and China is “saddened by a new war on the European continent.”
China has not yet condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine as it tries to maintain relations with its main Western allies.
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China has said it will send humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and on Monday Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters that Beijing was open to helping mediate peace, but stressed that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow still it was “solid” despite the ongoing international condemnation of The Invasion of Russia.
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Ukraine’s army says Russia has “launched an attack on exactly” the Mariupol humanitarian corridor
Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of violating a humanitarian corridor designed to allow civilians to leave the besieged port city of Mariupol in the south.
“The enemy has launched an attack targeting exactly the humanitarian corridor,” the defense ministry said on Facebook, adding that the Russian army “did not allow children, women and the elderly to leave the city.”
At the last minute on Monday, Russia named Mariupol one of the four cities where the evacuation corridors would open. At least three previously agreed ceasefires have collapsed in recent days, with Ukrainian and Russian forces accusing the other party of firing first.
– CBS / AFP
Russia announces temporary ceasefire
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The number of Ukrainian refugees reaches 2 million: UN
The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday that the number of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine had exceeded two million, the largest influx of refugees into Europe since World War II.
“It does not stop,” Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, told reporters in Oslo.
Visar Kryeziu / AP
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“Call Russia” campaign launched in Lithuania to counter Russian narrative on Russian soil
A group of Lithuanians launched a campaign on Tuesday to encourage Russians …
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