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On the 37th day of war in
Ukraine
,
Russian
forces have withdrawn from
Kiev
and regrouped to concentrate in the east of the country, where they have encountered fierce resistance from the Ukrainian army, something that portends that the conflict could last for months yet, according to the
Pentagon
.
In the south,
Mariupol
resists under siege by
Russia
, and the humanitarian situation is already catastrophic.
Civilian evacuations continue slowly, often hampered by attacks on humanitarian corridors.
The United States
Department of Defense
announced this Friday the provision of an additional 300 million dollars in military aid to
Ukraine
to fight against
Russia
, with the shipment of new state-of-the-art military equipment.
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More than 3,000 people evacuated from the Mariupol region, the city most affected by the war in Ukraine
More than 3,000 people have been evacuated this Friday in the
Mariupol
region , in buses and private cars.
On the 37th day of Russia's invasion of
Ukraine
,
Russian
forces
have
withdrawn from
Kiev
and regrouped to concentrate in the east of the country, where they have met fierce resistance from the Ukrainian army, something that portends that the conflict could last for months, according to the
Pentagon
.
In the south,
Mariupol
resists under siege by
Russia
, and the humanitarian situation is already catastrophic.
Civilian evacuations continue slowly, often hampered by attacks on humanitarian corridors.
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Ukraine denies attacking fuel depot inside Russia
Ukraine
's air force
has been accused of carrying out an attack on a fuel depot in the Russian city of
Belgorod
on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said could affect peace talks, but a senior Kiev security official denied responsibility.
The Russian Defense Ministry
said
two Ukrainian helicopters attacked the facility in Belgorod, some 35km from the Ukrainian border, after entering Russia at extremely low altitude around 5am Moscow time.
The resulting fire forced some people to evacuate, but Belgorod Mayor
Anton Ivanov
later said firefighters were extinguishing the last remnants.
"There is no threat to human life and health. All residents can return to their homes," he said in an online post.
Ukraine's top security official has
rejected the Russian accusation,
Moscow's first of an airstrike on Russian soil since Moscow launched its invasion on February 24.
Belgorod is one of Russia's main logistics hubs for the war.
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US announces additional $300 million in military aid to Ukraine
The United States
Department of Defense
announced this Friday the donation of an additional 300 million dollars in military aid to
Ukraine
to fight against
Russia
.
In a statement, the
Pentagon
has detailed the weapons included in the package, which include laser-guided rocket systems, tactical knife-edge automatic air systems, Puma automatic air systems, anti-automatic air system defenses, multi-purpose wheeled armored vehicles and non-standard caliber ammunition.
The military aid package also includes night vision devices, thermal imaging systems, secure tactical communication systems, non-standard machine guns, commercial satellite imaging services, and medical equipment.
This $300 million brings the total amount of US military aid to
Ukraine
since the start of the war to $1.6 billion;
and if the amount sent before the start of the invasion is also counted, the total amount reaches 2.3 billion since the current president, Joe Biden, took office in January 2021.
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Several Russian missiles hit two cities in central Ukraine
Several Russian
missiles
have hit two cities in central
Ukraine
early on Saturday , damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, the governor of the
Poltava
region has confirmed .
"
Poltava
. A missile has hit one of the infrastructure facilities overnight,"
Dmitry Lunin
wrote in an
online
statement .
"
Kremenchuk
. Many attacks on the city in the morning."
The city of
Poltava
is the capital of the
Poltava
region , east of
Kiev
, and
Kremenchuk
is one of the major cities in the area.
There is no information about possible victims at the moment.
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