Russia bombards Chernihiv hours after pledging to halt shelling
Source: The Guardian
Russia bombards Chernihiv hours after pledging to halt shelling
Mayor of northern Ukrainian city says there is no evidence of any withdrawal of Russian forces
Daniel Boffey in Lviv
Wed 30 Mar 2022 09.19 BST
Russian shells have bombarded the besieged Ukrainian city of Chernihiv overnight, its mayor has said, hours after the Kremlin claimed it would halt attacks there and in Kyiv out of respect for ongoing peace talks.
Vladyslav Atroshenko said the Russians had lied and were continuing to indiscriminately attack the encircled city, which is less than 100 miles north of the country’s capital.
Authorities in Chernihiv estimate that about 400 people have died since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, with civilians living without electricity, gas or water.
Atroshenko said: “The night was just as we expected, that [everything Russia promised] is a lie from the beginning till the end, that’s why at night we had some serious shelling at night. And the Russians were trying to destroy all possible means of crossing Desna River towards Kyiv.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/30/ukraine-russia-bombards-chernihiv-hours-after-pledging-to-halt-shelling
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But Pres B stating that Putin should not remain in power is on the top 2.
