WAR IN UKRAINE: March 14, 2022
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Day 19
The pregnant woman who was photographed being evacuated from the maternity ward of a hospital in Mariupol which was heavily shelled late last week has died, along with her baby according to the Associated Press.
President Zelensky will give virtual address to members of US Congress Wednesday: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will give a virtual address to the US Congress on Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET, according to a letter sent to House and Senate members by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, according to CNN.
On Monday, CNN also reported the Biden administration was considering expediting immigration proceedings for displaced Ukrainians with ties to the US. Canada will open a special visitor program to Ukrainians later this week.
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials are expected to resume on Tuesday. More than 4,000 people were evacuated from front-line Ukrainian cities on Monday, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says. She accuses Russian forces of firing on civilians in the Kyiv region. (Al Jazeera).
Reports on the Telegram messaging service are claiming Russian troops have blown up ammunition in front of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. A subsequent message from Ukraine’s nuclear energy company, Energoatom, say it is not yet clear whether radiation levels have been affected since the explosion.
Russian shelling has now arrived in Kyiv’s northern suburbs. This upscale apartment building in the Obolon district once housed diplomats, including an ambassador. Credit: Svitlana Melnyk
A poignant message from Ukraine’s Defense Minister (via Twitter)
Kharkiv today. The house was a monument of architectural heritage. There was a famous pub "Old Hem" dedicated to Ernest Hemingway where pro-active locals gathered every Friday. (via Katerina Sergatskova @KSergatskova, Editor-in-chief at @zaborona_media). Thanks Chris Miller for re-posting the above two posts