Austria S Chancellor To Meet Putin In Moscow As Russia Ramps Up Assaults In Ukraine S East

Austrian Chancellor Carl Nehammer said he would meet with Putin in Moscow on Monday for the first face-to-face meeting between the Russian leader and his European Union counterpart since the Russian invasion began on February 24. Austria, which is not a member of NATO, is a member of the European Union and has backed sanctions by the 27-nation bloc against Russia. “We are militarily neutral, but (we have) a clear position on Russia’s aggressive war against #Ukraine,” Nehamer wrote of Austria on Twitter. “It must stop! It needs humanitarian corridors, a ceasefire and a full investigation into war crimes.” Nehamer’s scheduled meeting with Putin follows his trip to Kyiv on Saturday, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer ahead of a meeting in Kyiv on Saturday. Nehamer was scheduled to travel to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Presidential Press Service of Ukraine / Brochure / Reuters)
Zelensky, meanwhile, has continued his tireless campaign to build international support and rally his countrymen, warning that next week will be significant and tense. “Russia will be even more afraid. It will be afraid of losing. It will be afraid that the truth will have to be acknowledged,” Zelensky said in a video speech late last night. “Russian troops will move to even larger operations in the east of our state. They may use even more missiles against us, even more aerial bombs. But we are preparing for their actions. We will respond.” In a speech to the South Korean parliament via video link, Zelensky said Russia was mobilizing tens of thousands of troops for the next attack and asked Seoul for any military assistance it could provide.

Russian attacks in the east have been repulsed, says the United Kingdom

Russian forces have given up trying to occupy the capital, Kyiv, at least for now, but they are redoubled their efforts in eastern Ukraine. The British Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian bombing continues in the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk. However, Ukrainian forces had repulsed several attacks and destroyed Russian tanks, vehicles and artillery equipment, it said in its regular bulletin. Air raid sirens were heard across Ukraine early Monday. “It is possible that the enemy, in order to stop the supply of goods to the sites of hostilities, will continue to strike transport infrastructure facilities in Ukraine to destroy or deactivate them,” said the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Oleg, 56, mourned on Sunday the mother of Inna, 86, who was killed in Bucha on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukraine. (Rodrigo Abd / The Associated Press)
Russian forces continued their offensive to take full control of the southern city of Mariupol, seeking to invade an iron and steel plant and the port, he said. Russia may also take provocative action in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova to accuse Ukraine of aggression against a neighboring state, the General Staff said, without providing any evidence. Serhiy Gaidai, governor of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, said the infrastructure, including grocery stores, had been targeted by Russian “informants”, also without providing any information. Reuters could not confirm the allegations. The Russian invasion forced about a quarter of Ukraine’s 44 million people to flee their homes, turn cities into ruins, and kill or injure thousands. He failed to capture any major cities, but Ukraine says Moscow is concentrating its forces east for a major offensive and urging people to leave. CLOCKS Ukrainian village Andriivka marked by war. Warning: This video contains graphic images:

The Ukrainian village of Andriivka is struggling with its trauma

WARNING: This video contains graphic content. Like many in the recently liberated areas near Kyiv, people in the village of Andriivka are just beginning to process their traumatic experiences while living under Russian occupation. 3:03

Russia is claiming an attack on air defense systems

A series of powerful explosions were heard in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and in Mykolaiv, near the Black Sea in the south of the country, Ukrainian media reported on Sunday. Earlier, rockets destroyed Dnipro airport, said Valentin Reznitshenko, governor of the central Dnipropetrovsk region. Russia’s Defense Ministry says high-precision missiles have destroyed the headquarters of Ukraine’s Dnipro Battalion in the town of Zvonetsky. In a later statement, the ministry said Russian naval missiles on Sunday destroyed S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems supplied to Ukraine by a European country. The systems were hidden in a shed on the outskirts of Dnipro in central Ukraine, he said. Reuters could not confirm the reports. People fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine board a train at a train station in Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday. (Marco Djurica / Reuters)
Since Russia invaded, Zelensky has called on Western powers to provide more defense assistance and to punish Moscow with tougher sanctions, including an embargo on its energy exports. “We will take to Ukraine the weapons it needs to defeat the Russians to prevent them from occupying more cities and towns,” US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told ABC News. Zelensky said he has confidence in his own armed forces, but “unfortunately I am not convinced that we will get everything we need” from the United States. “They have to supply weapons to Ukraine as if to defend themselves and their people,” Zelensky said in an interview with CBS 60 Minutes. “They have to understand that. If they do not accelerate, it will be very difficult for us to keep up that pressure.” Zelensky had earlier said on Twitter that he had spoken by telephone with German Chancellor Olaf Solz about additional sanctions, as well as more defense and financial support for his country. Zelensky also discussed with Ukrainian officials Kiev’s proposals for a new package of EU sanctions, his office said. The EU on Friday banned imports of Russian coal, among other products, but has not yet touched on oil and gas imports from Russia.

Civilian deaths cause more sanctions

The growing civilian casualties have sparked widespread international condemnation and new sanctions. Ludmila Zambaluk, head of the Dmitriv village section north of the capital Kiev, said dozens of civilian bodies had been found in the area. “There were more than 50 dead. They were shot at close range. There is a car where a 17-year-old child was burned, only bones were left. A woman had half her head. A little further on, a man lying near his car was burned alive.” Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports. CLOCKS The front lines in the war in Ukraine are moving east:

The Russians are reorganizing, the Ukrainians are rebuilding as the front lines of the war move east

People in the recently liberated regions of Ukraine near Kyiv are reconnecting their lives and ties with the rest of the country, even though the first line of the Russian invasion is moving east towards the Donbas region. 2:36
Moscow has denied allegations of war crimes by Ukraine and Western countries. It has repeatedly denied targeting civilians in what it calls a “special operation” to demilitarize and “denationalize” its southern neighbor. Ukraine and Western nations have dismissed it as an unfounded pretext for war. The World Bank predicted on Sunday that the war would cause Ukraine’s economic output to collapse by 45 percent this year, with half of its operations shut down, grain exports cut mainly by Russia’s naval blockade and disaster, making economic activity impossible in many areas. The bank predicted that Russia’s GDP would shrink by 11.2 percent this year due to the imposition of Western sanctions.

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Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he would meet Putin on Monday in Moscow for the Russian leader’s first face-to-face meeting with a European Union counterpart since Russia’s invasion began on Feb. 24.  Austria, which is not a member of NATO, is a member of the European Union and has backed the 27-nation bloc’s sanctions against Russia. “We are militarily neutral, but (have) a clear position on the Russian war of aggression against #Ukraine,” Nehammer wrote of Austria on Twitter. “It must stop! It needs humanitarian corridors, ceasefire & full investigation of war crimes.” Nehammer’s planned meeting with Putin follows a trip on Saturday to Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer before a meeting in Kyiv on Saturday. Nehammer was to travel to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters)
Meanwhile, Zelensky kept up his tireless campaign to generate international support and rally his countrymen, warning the coming week would be important and tense. “Russia will be even more afraid. It will be afraid to lose. It will fear that the truth will have to be acknowledged,” Zelensky said in a late night video address. “Russian troops will move to even larger operations in the east of our state. They may use even more missiles against us, even more air bombs. But we are preparing for their actions. We will answer.” In an address to South Korea’s parliament by video link, Zelensky said Russia was concentrating tens of thousands of soldiers for the next offensive and asked Seoul for any military aid it could provide.

Russian assaults in east repulsed, U.K. says

Russian forces have abandoned their attempt to capture the capital Kyiv, for now at least, but are redoubling their efforts in Ukraine’s east. Britain’s Defence Ministry said Russian shelling continued in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. But Ukrainian forces had beaten back several assaults and destroyed Russian tanks, vehicles and artillery equipment, it said in its regular intelligence bulletin. Air raid sirens blared out across Ukraine early on Monday. “It is likely that the enemy, in order to disrupt the supply of goods to the places of hostilities, will continue to strike at transport infrastructure facilities in Ukraine in order to destroy or disable them,” the general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said. Oleg, 56, grieves Sunday for his mother Inna, 86, who was killed in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. (Rodrigo Abd/The Associated Press)
Russian forces were continuing their offensive to establish full control over the southern city of Mariupol, seeking to storm an iron and steel plant and the seaport, it said. Russia might also carry out provocative actions in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova in order to accuse Ukraine of aggression against a neighbouring state, the general staff said, without providing evidence. Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of the Luhansk region in Ukraine’s east, said infrastructure including food stores had been targeted by Russian “informants,” also without providing evidence. Reuters could not confirm the claims. Russia’s invasion has forced about a quarter of Ukraine’s 44 million people from their homes, turned cities into rubble and killed or injured thousands. It has failed to take any major cities, but Ukraine says Moscow has been gathering its forces in the east for a major offensive and has urged people to flee. WATCH | Ukrainian village of Andriivka scarred by war. Warning: This video contains graphic images: 

Ukrainian village of Andriivka grapples with its trauma

WARNING: This video contains graphic content. Like many in newly liberated areas near Kyiv, people in the village of Andriivka are just starting to process their traumatic experiences while living under Russian occupation. 3:03

Russia claims strike on air defence systems

A series of powerful explosions was heard in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv and in Mykolaiv, near the Black Sea in the southern part of the country, Ukrainian media reported on Sunday. Earlier, missiles destroyed the airport in the city of Dnipro, said Valentyn Reznichenko, governor of the central Dnipropetrovsk region. Separately, Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov said the military used cruise missiles to destroy four S-300 air defence missile launchers on the southern outskirts of the central city of Dnipro. He said about 25 Ukrainian troops were also hit by Sunday’s strike. Konashenkov said Ukraine had received the air defence systems from a European country that he didn’t name. Last week, Slovakia said it handed over Soviet-designed S-300s to Ukraine — but Slovakia said it had no evidence that its system was hit. Reuters could not confirm Russia’s reports. People fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine board a train at a railway station in Slovyansk in Eastern Ukraine on Sunday. (Marco Djurica/Reuters)
Since Russia invaded, Zelensky has appealed to Western powers to provide more defence help, and to punish Moscow with tougher sanctions including embargoes on its energy exports. U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told ABC News: “We’re going to get Ukraine the weapons it needs to beat back the Russians to stop them from taking more cities and towns.”  Zelensky said he had confidence in his own armed forces but “unfortunately I don’t have the confidence that we will be receiving everything we need” from the United States. “They have to supply weapons to Ukraine as if they were defending themselves and their own people,” Zelensky said in an interview aired on CBS’s 60 Minutes. “They need to understand this. If they don’t speed up, it will be very hard for us to hold on against this pressure.” Zelensky said earlier on Twitter he had spoken on the phone with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about additional sanctions, as well as more defence and financial support for his country. Zelensky also discussed with Ukrainian officials Kyiv’s proposals for a new package of EU sanctions, his office said. The EU on Friday banned Russian coal imports among other products, but has yet to touch oil and gas imports from Russia.

Civilian deaths prompt more sanctions

Mounting civilian casualties have triggered widespread international condemnation and new sanctions. Ludmila Zabaluk, head of the Dmytriv Village Department, north of the capital Kyiv, said dozens of civilian bodies were found in the area. “There were more than 50 dead people. They shot them from close distance. There’s a car where a 17-year-old child was burned, only bones left. A woman had half her head blown off. A bit farther, a man lying near his car was burned alive.” Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports. WATCH | Front lines in war in Ukraine move east: 

Russians regroup, Ukrainians rebuild as the war’s front lines move east

People in recently liberated parts of Ukraine near Kyiv are reconnecting their lives and links to the rest of the country, even as the front lines of Russia’s invasion moves east to the Donbas region. 2:36
Moscow has rejected accusations of war crimes by Ukraine and Western countries. It has repeatedly denied targeting civilians in what it calls a “special operation” to demilitarize and “denazify” its southern neighbour. Ukraine and Western nations have dismissed this as a baseless pretext for war. The World Bank on Sunday forecast the war would cause Ukraine’s economic output to collapse by 45 per cent this year, with half of its businesses shuttered, grain exports mostly cut off by Russia’s naval blockade and destruction rendering economic activity impossible in many areas. The bank forecast Russia’s GDP would contract by 11.2 per cent this year due to punishing Western sanctions. What questions do you have about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Send an email to [email protected]