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The city of Odessa is preparing for a Russian assault in the coming days, this Tuesday, March 22, 2022. © Petros Giannakouris/AP

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28th day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, this Wednesday, March 22.

On Tuesday, many cities continued to be bombarded such as Mariupol, Kharkiv, Odessa or Mykolaiv.

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The main points:

► Moscow will only use nuclear weapons in Ukraine in the event of an "existential threat" against Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN International on Tuesday.

► Two "

" hit Mariupol, according to the authorities of the large port city ravaged by Russian bombing where 200,000 civilians are stuck.

The authorities have announced a new effort to try to evacuate them.

Three humanitarian corridors were to be opened between the city of Zaporizhia and nearby localities.

► Russian troops are still trying to surround kyiv, while the inhabitants of the Ukrainian capital, under curfew, are holed up in their homes.

The bombardments continued on a number of Ukrainian cities: Kharkiv, Mariupol, Odessa, Mykolaiv.

► Before Italian parliamentarians, Volodymyr Zelensky warned Italy on Tuesday against an influx of migrants threatened by hunger due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Times are given in Universal Time (UT)

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