The war in Ukraine is on the 48th day. The pro-Russian separatists of Donetsk announce that “the port of Mariupol has been liberated”, while Kiev speaks of a “final offensive” in the Donbass “already started” and the Austrian Chancellor Nehammer who yesterday saw Putin confirms: “In the east prepares a brutal and massive attack ». Meanwhile, the Ukrainian commissioner for human rights Denisova announces that “in the occupied areas of the city there is a brutal round-up of civilians, with the assistance of local collaborators” and 33 thousand inhabitants of Mariupol are deported to Russia and in the temporarily occupied districts of the Donetsk region. London fears the use of phosphorus weapons, while the Azov brigade says a drone would have unloaded “unknown substances” Mariupol. Borrell: «The battles that we will see in eastern Ukraine would also take place with the embargo on Russian oil and gas: what makes the difference right now is military aid». Also for this reason, President Zelensky defined this week as “crucial”.
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00.04 – The UN asks to investigate violence against women and children
The UN Security Council held an extraordinary session on the plight of women and children in Ukraine; and will hold another meeting next week on the humanitarian situation in the country. Sima Bahous, executive director of the agency Un Women, expressed deep concern over the growing reports of rape and sexual assault. “We hear more and more about rape and sexual violence,” she said. “These complaints must be the subject of an independent investigation to ensure justice and find those responsible.” “It is time to end this war. Ukraine’s children cannot afford to wait ”, echoed Manuel Fontaine, director of the emergency program at Unicef. Bahous, who returned from a trip to the war-torn country, added that “the combination of massive displacement with the large presence of conscripts and mercenaries and the brutality against Ukrainian civilians has raised all the red flags.”
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