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πŸ”΄ What's the latest on #Russias's πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί invasion of #Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦?

βž– πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ will evacuate civilians through six "humanitarian corridors" Wednesday
βž– πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί will stop firing in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol from 9 am

Follow our #live for more ‡️ twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
What does it mean to fight in a city that the #Russians πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί consider strategic?

"It's okay. I'll get over it," says one of the wounded soldiers. ‡️
#Poland says they are ready to transfer their fleet of #fighterjets πŸ›©οΈ to a #US airbase in #Germany.

But, providing #Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ with war planes poses serious risks and #NATO does not want direct conflict with #Moscow πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί ‡️
Authorities in #Calais πŸ‡«πŸ‡· say that hundreds of #Ukrainians seeking refuge have been turned away at the #British πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ border.

France says that #Britain's policies show a lack of humanity ‡️
The city of #Mariupol has been trapped for days as #Russian πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ίforces pummel the #Ukrainian πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦port ‡️
What is the situation like for #Ukrainian refugees in #Poland πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±right now?

@MattSaltmarsh, Head of News & Media for UN Refugee Agency speaks to us live from #Warsaw ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh Refugees will be offered primary services such as #education πŸ“š, #healthcare πŸ₯ and #welfare in #Poland as they arrive from #Ukraine
@MattSaltmarsh The #EU πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί says that over two million Ukrainians have fled the #Russian πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί invasion.

How does the welcome of #Ukrainian πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ refugees compare to that of other crises? ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh What can people do to support #Ukrainian refugees? πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

@MattSaltmarsh explains how you can help ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh πŸ”΄ #Russia πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί continues its attack on #Ukraine's πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ southern city of #Mariupol.

The indiscriminate shelling of residential neighbourhoods continues to attract international condemnation. FRANCE 24's @smougin reports ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin πŸ”΄ #Ukraine's πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ President #Zelensky condemns the Russian attack on humanitarian corridors leading away from war torn cities, to the relative safety of #Russia πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί and #Belarus πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ύ.

"The monsters keep shooting at our evacuation roads" he says ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin Looking for ways to support #Ukrainians πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦, people around the world are renting #airbnb apartments in #Ukraine ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin πŸ”΄ #Russia's πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί new pariah status has precipitated a thaw in #US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #Venezuela πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ relations.

As a first step towards normalising the frosty relationship between the two nations, two Americans were released from Venezuelan custody. FRANCE 24's @WassimCornet ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet πŸ”΄ #Lviv's Art Palace, once the city's cultural heart, has responded to #Russia's πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί invasion by taking in those in need, and organising country-wide humanitarian efforts.

FRANCE 24's @LukeShrago reports from #Ukraine's πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ western city ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago πŸ”΄ A power-cut at #Ukraine's πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ infamous #Chernobyl ☒️ has experts fearing for the containment of the plant.

In response, Ukraine has called for an immediate ceasefire with #Russia πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί, fearing the consequences of a prolonged power-cut ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago πŸ”΄ #Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ is increasing its calls for western πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ allies to supply it with war planes.

This after a confusing go-between, seeing #Poland πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± and the #US make and then withdraw offers of war planes to the war torn country. FRANCE 24's @Sharon_Gaffney reports ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney πŸ”΄ The mayor of #Ukraine's πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ capital, #Kyiv, has announced that power, water and heating services all still function despite the #war.

This as many fear the #Russian πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί massing at the city's edge may make the supply of public services more precarious ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney Russian bombing has completely destroyed a children's hospital in #Mariupol πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦, confirmed by the Deputy Prime Minister of #Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney "We are civilians from the territorial defense forces, we're not ready to fight against tanks, but we will fight troops on the ground."

Waiting for combat, these civilians are ready to protect their country β€΅οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney πŸ”΄ Thousands of unaccompanied children are among those fleeing into neighbouring countries πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±πŸ‡­πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²πŸ‡©πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ from war torn #Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦.

In spite of the welcome they received, the #UN πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³ still fears that human traffickers may well take advantage of the crisis ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney πŸ”΄ The humanitarian crisis which followed #Russia's πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί invasion of #Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ has caused tension between the #UK πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ and #France πŸ‡«πŸ‡· over the former's failure to accept more Ukrainian refugees.

FRANCE 24's @Sharon_Gaffney reports ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney "Odessa is getting ready. People are collecting sand to build up checkpoints all over the city."

@gwendebono reports ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney @gwendebono πŸ”΄ "#Mariupol is still Ukrainian!" says Sergei Orlov, deputy-mayor of the besieged city in southern #Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦.

He says his city will continue to fight back against #Russia πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί, despite difficult conditions ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney @gwendebono πŸ”΄ Sergei Orlov, deputy-mayor of #Mariupol πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦, speaking here on the trials and tribulations of life under siege by #Russia πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί.

He recounts days without water, power or heating, as Russia's war continues ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney @gwendebono πŸ”΄ "People are here to stay and, no matter the cost, they will defend the city".

FRANCE 24's @payenc on the determined effort to defeat #Russia πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί in #Ukraine's πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ capital #Kyiv ‡️
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney @gwendebono @payenc πŸ”΄ #Russia's πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί invasion of #Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ has worsened Europe's already worrying fuel crisis.

FRANCE 24's Bryan Quinn on how countries across the #EU πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί plan on handling this latest crisis ‡️

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