Ukraine Today – Photos and Facts

Today – 3.15.22

Latest Ukraine Updates

Fox Journalist Injured: A Washington-based British journalist for Fox News has been injured whereas reporting on the battle in Ukraine. Reports state that Benjamin Hall, 39, and his crew “came under mortar or artillery fire.” Hall is claimed to be critically injured and is at present in a hospital simply outdoors of Kyiv. On Sunday, American journalist and documentarian Brent Renaud was killed throughout combating in Ukraine.

Peace Talks: Ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are anticipated to proceed as we speak. Although shelling remains to be ongoing, either side prompt that some progress had been made.

NATO Support: In a show of NATO solidarity with Ukraine, leaders from Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia will as we speak go to with President Zelensky in Ukraine.

Predicting an End to Hostilities: An advisor to the Zelensky administration, Oleksiy Arestovich, intimated that the battle could possibly be over inside months. In an announcement, he mentioned, “I think that no later than in May, early May, we should have a peace agreement, maybe much earlier, we will see, I am talking about the latest possible dates.”

Continued Attacks: Ukraine’s capital metropolis, Kyiv, is below sustained shelling with quite a few buildings being destroyed. Mayor Vitali Klitschko introduced {that a} 35-hour curfew might be in place from 8 p.m. native time.

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fireplace after a residential constructing is hit by a Russian assault in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 15, 2022. (Photo by State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout/Anadolu Agency by way of Getty Images)

More Sanctions: The European Union formally authorised a brand new spherical of sanctions towards Russia, together with bans on power investments and luxurious items exports. The sanctions will take impact late Tuesday.

Survival: During his nightly deal with to the nation, President Volodymyr Zelensky broadcast a message to the Russian troopers in Ukraine. He mentioned, “I know that you want to survive,” and added that those that surrendered could be handled “as people, decently.”

President Volodymyr Zelensky. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency by way of Getty Images)

Leading Up To Today

No-Fly Zone: Estonia has referred to as to implement a no-fly zone within the skies of Ukraine. It is the primary NATO member to explicitly urge this. The US and ally nations have mentioned the transfer would additional escalate the scenario.

Rivne, Ukraine: At least 9 folks have been killed in an airstrike geared toward a tv tower within the northern area of Rivne.

(Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency by way of Getty Images)

Refugees: As the Russian army continues to maneuver westward, an estimated 2.8 million Ukrainians at the moment are regarded as refugees.

People fleeing from Ukraine relaxation on the practice station in Krakow, Poland on March 14, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto by way of Getty Images)