Europe 1 with AFP 06:27, March 21, 2022
Russia claimed on Sunday, for the second day in a row, that it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, this time to destroy a Ukrainian army fuel reserve in the south.
In Mariupol, the local authorities accused the Russian army of having bombed an art school the day before serving as a refuge for several hundred people.
Europe 1 takes stock of the evolution of the situation.
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On the eve of the 26th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russia claimed on Sunday, for the second day in a row, that it had used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, this time to destroy a Ukrainian army fuel reserve in South.
By using this type of weapon, Russia "is trying to regain momentum" in the conflict in which its army has been bogged down, said US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin, saying that these weapons were "not a game-changer". .
In Mariupol, the local authorities accused the Russian army of having bombed an art school the day before serving as a refuge for several hundred people.
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Sunday bombings in Mariupol and kyiv
Biden travels to Poland this Friday
ten million displaced
Mariupol, kyiv: Russian strikes recorded on Sunday
Russia claimed on Sunday, for the second day in a row, that it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, this time to destroy a Ukrainian army fuel reserve in the south.
By using this type of weapon, Russia "is trying to regain momentum" in the conflict in which its army has been bogged down, said US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin, saying that these weapons were "not a game-changer". .
In Mariupol, a strategic city in south-eastern Ukraine, bombed for weeks and suffering from a shortage of water, gas and electricity, the local authorities accused the Russian army of having bombed the watch an art school serving as a refuge for several hundred people, ensuring that civilians were trapped under the rubble.
In kyiv, at least one person was killed in a strike by the Russian army on a shopping center on Sunday evening, announced the mayor of the Ukrainian capital.
Earlier in the day, a shell had exploded in a courtyard just outside an apartment building, injuring at least five people.
Biden in Poland this Friday
US President Joe Biden will travel to Warsaw on Friday to meet his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced on Sunday.
This trip will come after Joe Biden's visit to Belgium to meet NATO, G7 and European Union leaders and "will focus on continuing to bring the world together in support of the Ukrainian people and against the invasion of Ukraine by President Putin", it is specified about this stay in Europe.
"But there are no plans to go to Ukraine," spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
Ukraine rejects ultimatum to surrender Mariupol
Ukraine will not "lay down its arms and will not leave the besieged city" of Mariupol, its deputy prime minister told Ukrainian media, in reaction to the ultimatum posed by Russia.
"There is no question of talking about surrender or laying down arms. We have already informed the Russian side about this," Iryna Vereshchuk told the Ukrayinskaya Pravda newspaper.
The Russian Defense Ministry had called on Ukraine to "lay down its arms" and demanded a "written response" to its ultimatum before 5 a.m. Monday, in the name of safeguarding the inhabitants and infrastructure of the city of Mariupol.
Ten million displaced
Ten million people, more than a quarter of Ukraine's population, have now fled their homes due to Russia's war, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.