As Russian troops continue to invade Ukraine, Mariupol's eastern part is in a more serious situation, with schools where about 400 civilians have been evacuated being bombed.
Ukrainian President Zelensky reiterated his desire to bring about a dialogue with Putin, but there is still no way to overcome the situation.
Russian troops continue to invade Ukraine, besieging the city in Mariupol, a strategic point in the east, and fierce urban warfare continues.
Mariupol's city council said on the 20th, "Russian troops bombed an art school where about 400 citizens, including women, children and the elderly, were evacuated. The building was destroyed and the citizens were left under debris." I made it.
In Mariupol, the theater where many citizens including children were evacuated was destroyed on the 16th of this month, and it is reported that "hundreds of people are under the debris", and on the 19th, the city council has more than 1000 citizens. The situation is even more serious, with allegations that he was forcibly taken out of the evacuation facility by Russian troops.
Under these circumstances, Ukrainian President Zelensky said in an interview on CNN TV in the United States on the 20th, "I am ready to negotiate with President Putin. I cannot end this war without negotiations. Even 1% will end this war. If we have a chance to do so, we need to negotiate, "he said, saying he would do everything in his power to bring about a dialogue with President Putin.
However, the Russian army has shown no signs of slowing down the attack, such as launching the hypersonic missile "Kinjar" for two consecutive days, and further, the Russian army does not use biological weapons or chemical weapons in the United States and other countries. He is on the alert, and there is still no way to overcome the situation.
Towns in western Ukraine
As attacks by Russian troops spread to the western part of Ukraine, the western towns bordering Moldova are often tense, with air raid sirens ringing.
In Mogilev Podilisky, western Ukraine, which borders Moldova, there has been no confusion such as a shortage of supplies so far.
However, residents say that even in this town, air raid sirens are ringing seven or eight times a day.
Also, after the military invasion by Russia, the basement of the apartment house was used as a shelter to protect itself, and water etc. are preserved inside.
On the other hand, in the neighboring town of Otaci on the Moldova side, women and children have been evacuating from Ukraine one after another for 20 days.
In this town, the UNICEF-UN Children's Fund has set up a support base for those who have evacuated, and the international NGO "Doctors Without Borders" has been allocating doctors since the 20th.
To date, more than 360,000 people, more than 10% of the population, have fled Ukraine to Moldova, and the G7 = seven major countries are embarking on assistance.