Russia lays siege to another Ukrainian city, raising fears of a new humanitarian disaster

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Source: Washington Post

Russia lays siege to another Ukrainian city, raising fears of a new humanitarian disaster

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As the war intensifies, accurate casualty figures remain elusive

By Amy Cheng and Andrew Jeong
Today at 12:30 a.m. EST | Updated today at 4:34 a.m. EST

Fears are mounting that the catastrophe unfolding in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol — where Russian forces have struck a hospital and other civilian infrastructure — could be a sign of things to come in Chernihiv.

The northern Ukrainian city has been under intense bombardment, and the Pentagon said Thursday that Chernihiv, like Mariupol, appears to have been isolated by Russian troops. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a defiant address early Friday morning that he would keep up efforts to fight for Mariupol.

Air raid sirens sounded repeatedly across numerous Ukrainian cities overnight, as people continue to flee the Russian assault. More than 2.3 million refugees have left Ukraine since Feb. 24, according to the United Nations, with 80,000 alone fleeing from areas north and east of Kyiv through humanitarian corridors in the past two days, according to a senior Ukrainian official.

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Meanwhile, the lumbering Russian military convoy that was stalled for days on the outskirts of Kyiv appears to be dispersing and redeploying, according to satellite images taken Thursday. Some equipment from the convoy was seen repositioned about 20 miles from the capital, with artillery set up in firing position. Britain warned that Russia could be seeking to reposition its troops to launch attacks against Kyiv.

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[SunSeeker]

1. Putin is following the same terrorism playbook he demonstrated in Syria.

Sickening.

[ananda]

2. i guess you can do whatever you want if..

you have a nuke.

[Lonestarblue]

3. Putin has committed many, many war crimes in the past and never been held accountable.

He will just continue to commit more. If we have more sanctions available, everyone of them needs to be levied now. No holding back anything because nothing short of war with NATO will stop Putin’s destruction and murder in time to save the Ukrainian people. When Russian soldiers finally take a city, they are brutal. They rape and murder at will. I’m sure the Ukrainians understand all too well what Putin’s tactics are—he has demonstrated them over and over in previous wars—and that’s one reason they’re fighting like hell.

The longer Russian atrocities go on, the more people in the EU and the US do something militarily. It’s just intolerable to sacrifice thousands of people to avoid challenging one man. I understand the nuclear risk, but someone needs to get creative and do things in secret to help Ukraine. If the deal to send planes to Poland had been kept secret, those planes could be there already. The CIA does things in secret that are never heard about.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Apparently NATO and the UN don't care and have forgotten why

they were even established.

[ripcord]

5. This all seems familiar

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

8. OMG that is astounding, but at least the trains are still running, trains to freedom this time

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. Congratulations on 11,000 posts. You're at 11,003 now. NT

[dalton99a]

6. Putin also massacres the refugees in evacuation corridors

[ck4829]

7. Kick