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๐Ÿ”ด What's the latest on #Russias's ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ invasion of #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ?

โž– ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ will evacuate civilians through six "humanitarian corridors" Wednesday
โž– ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ will stop firing in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol from 9 am

Follow our #live for more โคต๏ธ twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1โ€ฆ
What does it mean to fight in a city that the #Russians ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ consider strategic?

"It's okay. I'll get over it," says one of the wounded soldiers. โคต๏ธ
#Poland says they are ready to transfer their fleet of #fighterjets ๐Ÿ›ฉ๏ธ to a #US airbase in #Germany.

But, providing #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ with war planes poses serious risks and #NATO does not want direct conflict with #Moscow ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ โคต๏ธ
Authorities in #Calais ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท say that hundreds of #Ukrainians seeking refuge have been turned away at the #British ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง border.

France says that #Britain's policies show a lack of humanity โคต๏ธ
The city of #Mariupol has been trapped for days as #Russian ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บforces pummel the #Ukrainian ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆport โคต๏ธ
What is the situation like for #Ukrainian refugees in #Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑright now?

@MattSaltmarsh, Head of News & Media for UN Refugee Agency speaks to us live from #Warsaw โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh Refugees will be offered primary services such as #education ๐Ÿ“š, #healthcare ๐Ÿฅ and #welfare in #Poland as they arrive from #Ukraine
@MattSaltmarsh The #EU ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ says that over two million Ukrainians have fled the #Russian ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ invasion.

How does the welcome of #Ukrainian ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ refugees compare to that of other crises? โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh What can people do to support #Ukrainian refugees? ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

@MattSaltmarsh explains how you can help โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh ๐Ÿ”ด #Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ continues its attack on #Ukraine's ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ southern city of #Mariupol.

The indiscriminate shelling of residential neighbourhoods continues to attract international condemnation. FRANCE 24's @smougin reports โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin ๐Ÿ”ด #Ukraine's ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ President #Zelensky condemns the Russian attack on humanitarian corridors leading away from war torn cities, to the relative safety of #Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ and #Belarus ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ.

"The monsters keep shooting at our evacuation roads" he says โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin Looking for ways to support #Ukrainians ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ, people around the world are renting #airbnb apartments in #Ukraine โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin ๐Ÿ”ด #Russia's ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ new pariah status has precipitated a thaw in #US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #Venezuela ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช 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 โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet ๐Ÿ”ด #Lviv's Art Palace, once the city's cultural heart, has responded to #Russia's ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ invasion by taking in those in need, and organising country-wide humanitarian efforts.

FRANCE 24's @LukeShrago reports from #Ukraine's ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ western city โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago ๐Ÿ”ด A power-cut at #Ukraine's ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ infamous #Chernobyl โ˜ข๏ธ has experts fearing for the containment of the plant.

In response, Ukraine has called for an immediate ceasefire with #Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ, fearing the consequences of a prolonged power-cut โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago ๐Ÿ”ด #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ is increasing its calls for western ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ allies to supply it with war planes.

This after a confusing go-between, seeing #Poland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ and the #US make and then withdraw offers of war planes to the war torn country. FRANCE 24's @Sharon_Gaffney reports โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney ๐Ÿ”ด The mayor of #Ukraine's ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ capital, #Kyiv, has announced that power, water and heating services all still function despite the #war.

This as many fear the #Russian ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ massing at the city's edge may make the supply of public services more precarious โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney Russian bombing has completely destroyed a children's hospital in #Mariupol ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ, confirmed by the Deputy Prime Minister of #Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna โคต๏ธ
@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 โคต๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney ๐Ÿ”ด Thousands of unaccompanied children are among those fleeing into neighbouring countries ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด from war torn #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ.

In spite of the welcome they received, the #UN ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ still fears that human traffickers may well take advantage of the crisis โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney ๐Ÿ”ด The humanitarian crisis which followed #Russia's ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ invasion of #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ has caused tension between the #UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง and #France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท over the former's failure to accept more Ukrainian refugees.

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

@gwendebono reports โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney @gwendebono ๐Ÿ”ด "#Mariupol is still Ukrainian!" says Sergei Orlov, deputy-mayor of the besieged city in southern #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ.

He says his city will continue to fight back against #Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ, despite difficult conditions โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney @gwendebono ๐Ÿ”ด Sergei Orlov, deputy-mayor of #Mariupol ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ, speaking here on the trials and tribulations of life under siege by #Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ.

He recounts days without water, power or heating, as Russia's war continues โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney @gwendebono ๐Ÿ”ด "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 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ in #Ukraine's ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ capital #Kyiv โคต๏ธ
@MattSaltmarsh @smougin @WassimCornet @LukeShrago @Sharon_Gaffney @gwendebono @payenc ๐Ÿ”ด #Russia's ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ invasion of #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ has worsened Europe's already worrying fuel crisis.

FRANCE 24's Bryan Quinn on how countries across the #EU ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ plan on handling this latest crisis โคต๏ธ

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