It S 2 P.M. In Kyiv. Here S What You Need To Know

As a result of the fighting, 10 evacuation corridors have been agreed for Thursday, as civilians try to escape the violence, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. The following are the latest developments from the war in Ukraine: Bucha traffic ban: Bans have been announced in the Bucha area, northwest of Kiev, due to looting, a senior Ukrainian official said on Thursday, adding that the presence of mines and non-explosive ammunition remains a problem in areas recently liberated from Russian control. Vadim Denishenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said more than 1,500 explosive devices had been detonated in the Kiev region alone on Wednesday. Missiles fired near Zaporizhzhia: Ukraine says its air defenses fired three cruise missiles near the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday night as the Russian military shifted its focus to the east of the country. A CNN team in the city heard something like an airplane and a loud explosion around 11pm local time. It comes as the evacuation of Zaporizhia citizens has intensified following the occupation of a nearby nuclear plant by Russian forces last week.
Refugees flee to Poland: More than 2.5 million refugees have crossed the border into Poland, the Polish border guards said on Thursday. Although it is unclear how many remain in the country, an Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN that 700,000 Ukrainians were registered in a Polish database that allows refugees to take up work or continue their education. More than 4.3 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. EU sanctions: European Union top diplomat Josep Borrell has voiced hope that the bloc’s fifth round of sanctions against Russia will be agreed on either Thursday or Friday. It comes after the EU announced plans for a five-pillar package of sanctions, including a ban on Russian coal imports and a total ban on transactions at four major Russian banks. Universal condemnation: Australia unveiled new sanctions on 67 Russian officials on Thursday as world leaders continue to condemn the violence in Ukraine. On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden said “major war crimes” were being uncovered as the White House announced new sanctions on Russia’s largest financial institutions and some Kremlin-linked individuals. It comes as the UK’s top diplomat told NATO foreign ministers that “the era of engagement with Russia is over”. NATO warning: Despite Russia’s focus on the east, the NATO leader has warned that the war could last for years, as Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “control the whole of Ukraine”. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg also said that NATO “will address the need for more air defense systems, anti-tank weapons, lighter and heavier weapons and many different types of support in Ukraine.”

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The United States has sent so many of the Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine that they are running out of stock for possible use by their own forces, according to a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Replenishing US stockpiles with new weapons will take years, according to a report by Mark Cancian, senior adviser on the International Security Program at CSIS. What is Javelin? It is a shoulder-mounted anti-tank missile built by US defense giants Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. The missile is a so-called “fire and forget” weapon, which means that it is guided to its target after launch, allowing its pilot to cover and avoid counter-fire. Use in Ukraine: Ukrainian forces used it with disastrous effect against Russian tanks, overturning what, before the war, was considered an overwhelming Russian advantage. It could also be very useful for US forces in any unforeseen conflict, but Cancian said the Pentagon should monitor the withdrawal of its stockpiles. “Military planners are probably getting nervous,” he wrote. “The United States has reserves for a variety of possible global conflicts that could occur against North Korea, Iran or Russia itself. At some point, these stocks will fall low enough that military planners will question whether the war plans can be carried out. “The United States is probably getting closer to that point.” Cancian estimates that there may be 20,000 to 25,000 Javelins left in stock and that 7,000 systems sent to Ukraine “represent about a third of the total US stock.” “It will take about three or four years to replace the missiles delivered so far. If the United States delivers more missiles to Ukraine, this time to replace land,” Cancian said. Background: A senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday that massive arms shipments to Ukraine, including thousands of Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, have not affected US military readiness.