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The

reaches its 38th day with an announcement: the

forces announce that they have completely regained control of the entire

region , after almost a month of a savage siege that has left an apocalyptic panorama and macabre scenes, such as that of 20 corpses scattered on a street in

, northwest of the capital.

Russia

, as announced a few days ago, have reduced their presence in the

and

regions , in northern

, after having failed in their attempt to surround the capital.

Now they appear to be concentrating their efforts on the east and south, five weeks after the invasion ordered by Russian President

began on February 24.

Early this Sunday, several missiles have fallen on a refinery in

, to whose port an oil pipeline from

arrives .

, also to the north

, the

continues its efforts to organize the evacuation of tens of thousands of people trapped in this port city on the

, without food, water and electricity.

has offered tonight to assist in the evacuation of foreigners.

At the negotiating level, tonight an adviser to the President of

,

, has suggested that a meeting between the leaders of

and

could take place soon in

.

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7.17

Putin and Zelensky will meet soon, according to Ukraine's second chief negotiator

Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are sufficiently advanced for a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelensky to be held soon, the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Deputy David Arahamiya, reported today.

"The Russian team confirmed our thesis that the draft agreement is sufficiently developed to hold direct consultations between both leaders, the presidents of Ukraine and Russia," Arahamiya wrote on his official Telegram channel.

According to Arahamiya, Putin himself said on Friday, in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Tayip Erdogan, that "he is ready for that meeting to be organized in the near future."

"Neither the date nor the place is yet fixed, but it is very likely that it will take place in Istanbul or Ankara, both in Turkey," said a parliamentary spokesman for Zelensky's "Servant of the People" party.

The chief negotiator pointed out that his delegation's task now is "to finalize the issues addressed and prepare for that possible meeting."

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7.16

Zelensky assures that Russia intends to seize the east and south of the country

Ukraine's President Volodimir Zelensky said tonight that Russian forces intended to seize the east and south of the country and complained that Western nations had not provided kyiv with enough anti-missile systems.

In a late-night video address, Zelensky also praised the forces defending the besieged port of Mariupol, saying their resistance was buying other cities valuable time.

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7.15

Russia offers to help evacuate foreigners from Mariupol

Russia will offer help to evacuate foreign citizens from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, in the east of the country, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday, according to the official Tass agency.

"In accordance with the request of the President of the Republic of Turkey to the President of the Russian Federation, a decision was made to provide full assistance in the evacuation of foreign citizens held hostage by the remaining militants of the nationalist battalions in certain areas of Mariupol," added the head of Russia's National Defense Control Center, Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev.

It is estimated that some 160,000 citizens have been living poorly for more than a month without basic services in Mariupol, a port on the Sea of ​​Azov that has become the main objective of Russian troops in Ukraine due to its strategic position between the Crimean peninsula and the Dombás.

The Russian military spokesman said that carrying out "a humanitarian operation is possible only with the full assistance of the kyiv authorities for the passage of a humanitarian convoy from Mariupol, the strict observance of the 'regime of silence' during the evacuation, as well as elimination of the bombing threat," according to the Interfax agency.

He added that "starting at 00:00 Moscow time on April 3 (22:00 GMT on Saturday), the Russian army opens a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Berdyansk, guaranteeing compliance with the 'regime of silence' on the route", he added.

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7.14

The war in Ukraine could cost up to 1.5 points of growth in Europe, says OECD

The Russian invasion of Ukraine could cost "a point to a point and a half" of growth in Europe depending on the duration of the conflict, while inflation would grow "from two to two and a half points", warned the chief economist of the OECD, Laurence Boone.

The economist told the French newspaper Journal du Dimanche that "the degree of uncertainty is high" regarding the projections, for which she considers that "deep reflection on fundamental issues, such as food, energy and digital security, as well as like the organization of commerce.

Asked about the increase in generalized prices due to the war in Ukraine, she pointed out that the conflict "puts upward pressure on grain and fertilizer prices, of which Russia and Ukraine are exporters", and that "it can affect not only the harvests of this year, but also those of 2023".

The expert from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicated that the shock "is not comparable to that of the 1970s, because the institutions are different."

"Inflation will be high this year, but it could start to come down in 2023 depending on the evolution of the war," he added.

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7.13

Russia attacks a refinery in the city of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, with missiles

Several missiles have hit this morning in a refinery in the city of

, in the south of

, whose fuel tanks are on fire, without it being known yet if there have been victims in the attack.

arrives at about six in the morning local time

.

In its Telegram account, the City Council limits itself for now to reporting that "

has been attacked from the air", that "some missiles were shot down by air defense" and that "fires have been reported in some areas ".

The explosions (at least six of different intensity) have been felt kilometers from the site and three columns of black smoke are released from the refinery complex that can be seen from all over the city.

Firefighters are on the scene trying to control the flames caused by the missiles, which are coming from several fuel tanks where, from time to time, explosions occur as their contents catch fire.

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