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Fighting in the

continues on the twenty-eighth day since the start of

's

of

.

The President of

,

has called for greater sanctions and pressure on

and has warned that the

is the door of Russian President

"to enter Europe".

Almost a month after the start of the

, Russian troops have failed to capture a single major city and Ukrainian forces have stopped

's advance on almost all fronts.

Instead,

has resorted to bombarding cities with artillery, missiles and bombs.

While

denies having attacked civilians.

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05.55.

Zelensky denounces the capture of a humanitarian mission in Mariupol and a "scandalous negotiation" with Russia

The president of

,

, has denounced that the Russian invaders captured on Tuesday a humanitarian column that was heading to

where some 100,000 people live in "infrahuman" conditions, and affirmed that their representatives are advancing in difficult and sometimes scandalous negotiations.

Zelenski

issued a video released by the Ukrainian presidency in which he focused mainly on the situation in

, in the southeast of the country, where he said that "today, there are about a hundred thousand people in the city. In subhuman conditions. In a complete lockdown. No food, no water, no medicine. Under constant bombardment."

He added that for more than a week they have been trying to organize stable humanitarian corridors for

residents , but almost all of their attempts are "thwarted by the Russian occupiers through bombing or deliberate terror."

He denounced that this Tuesday one of the humanitarian columns was "captured by the occupants. On the agreed route near Mangush. SES employees and bus drivers were taken prisoner."

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05.57.

Zelenski's main adviser: "We know we are going to win"

Igor Zhovkva, the main adviser to Ukrainian President

and head of his presidential office, said on television tonight that Ukraine's leader "is very optimistic" because he knows "that we are going to win."

In an interview on the "Everything is true" program on television channel Four, Zhovkva assured that they have not lost hope in the negotiations with

and that the Ukrainian president is willing to talk with Russian President

.

"My president is ready and we don't know if the others are ready," Zhovkva said.

i 's main adviser

has asked Spain and the rest of the European countries for their support so that Ukraine becomes a member of the European Union "as quickly as possible".

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Russian combat forces have begun to lose power in Ukraine as the war progresses, according to a US official.

's combat power

in

has fallen below 90% of its pre-invasion levels for the first time since the attack began, a senior US official has said, suggesting heavy weapon losses and mounting casualties. .

The United States has estimated that

mustered more than 150,000 troops around Ukraine by February 24, the first day of the invasion, along with enough planes, artillery, tanks and other firepower for its full-scale attack.

"For the first time, they may be a little bit below 90%," the US official told reporters on condition of anonymity.

The official did not provide evidence.

Nearly a month into the war, Russian troops have failed to capture a single major city and Ukrainian forces have halted their advance on almost all fronts.

Instead, Moscow has resorted to bombarding cities with artillery, missiles and bombs.

Russia denies targeting civilians.

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