Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events from day 25

Because the Russia-Ukraine struggle enters its twenty fifth day, we check out the principle developments.

These are the important thing occasions to date on Sunday, March 20. Get the most recent updates right here.

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The Mariupol metropolis council says Russia bombed an artwork college the place about 400 residents had sheltered – this might not be independently verified.
Russia says its forces have damaged by way of Mariupol’s defences and are actually contained in the besieged metropolis.
Russia says it used hypersonic Kinzhal (Dagger) missiles once more, to destroy a weapons depot in Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk area.
The mayor of the encircled northern metropolis of Chernihiv says dozens of civilians have been killed by “indiscriminate artillery shelling”, and that a hospital has been hit.

After US President Joe Biden warned China of “penalties” if it offered materials help to Russia’s struggle effort, international minister Wang Yi mentioned Beijing “all the time stood for sustaining peace and opposing struggle” and that “time will show that China’s claims are on the proper facet of historical past.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy slams Russia’s siege of Mariupol as a “struggle crime” as Russian forces push deeper into the town.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urges Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a harder line on Russia’s invasion however a joint assertion after talks in New Delhi falls wanting condemning Moscow’s actions.

Greater than 3.3 million refugees have fled Ukraine because the invasion, whereas practically 6.5 million are considered internally displaced, UNHCR says.
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says seven humanitarian corridors will open on Sunday to allow civilians to go away front-line areas.
The UN warns that humanitarian wants have gotten ever extra pressing throughout japanese Ukraine, with a doubtlessly deadly lack of meals, water and medicines in besieged cities reminiscent of Mariupol and Sumy.

The UN human rights workplace says at the least 847 civilians had been killed and 1,399 wounded in Ukraine as of Friday.
The Ukrainian prosecutor basic’s workplace says 112 youngsters have been killed.

Ukraine could not produce sufficient crops to export if this 12 months’s sowing is disrupted by the invasion, presidential adviser Oleh Ustenko mentioned.
Ukrainian officers say one among Europe’s greatest iron and steelworks, Azovstal, has been badly broken by Russian forces.
Zelenskyy has urged Switzerland to crack down on Russian oligarchs who he mentioned had been serving to to wage struggle on his nation from the security of “lovely Swiss cities”.
Poland has referred to as as soon as once more for a complete commerce ban between the EU and Russia.