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Russia-Ukraine war: March 22 updates ⤵️

President Zelenskyy again calls for direct talks with Putin, says he is prepared to discuss dropping Kyiv’s NATO plans.

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At least 82,525 square kilometers (31,863 square miles) of Ukraine’s land area now contains explosive devices, this amounts to an area bigger than the Austria.

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Ukraine’s deputy PM has said efforts to evacuate are focused on Mariupol, but did not detail any new agreement with Russia to allow residents trapped there to escape.

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The Kremlin's newspaper correspondent has claimed that the newspaper has been hacked and a false article on Russian military deaths in Ukraine was posted on its site.

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Videos on social media appear to show Russian forces opening fire to disperse protesters in the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Ukraine’s armed forces have accused Russian troops of using violent tactics to suppress demonstrations there ⤵️

President Zelenskyy has said everything will be on the table for discussion with Russia as he renewed calls for talks to end the nearly one-month war ⬇️ aje.io/abkttm

Ukraine’s president says he has spoken to Pope Francis and suggested the Vatican could mediate between Kyiv and Moscow.

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10 hospitals in Ukraine have been destroyed since the start of the war, while others could not be restocked with medicines and supplies because of fighting, says Ukraine’s health minister.

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Ukrainian forces have retaken control of Makariv, a strategically important suburb west of Kyiv, after a fierce battle with Russian troops, says Ukraine’s defence ministry.

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At least 100,000 civilians are trying to escape from Mariupol, amid reports of ongoing fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, says Ukraine’s deputy PM.

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War going according to plan, Russia says.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy is expected to virtually address French lawmakers to demand more support amid Russia’s invasion.

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The US and EU have slammed Russia's new sentence handed down to jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, calling it a 'sham' aje.io/dcw7zm

Zelenskyy says 100,000 people trapped in ‘inhuman conditions’ in Mariupol.

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Four Ukrainian children flown to US after their cancer treatment was disrupted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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