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At least 156 evacuees finally managed to leave a steel plant in the devastated city of Mariupol.
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Russian attacks in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region killed 21 civilians and wounded 27 others on Tuesday. Authorities said it was the highest daily death toll in the region since an attack last month on a train station in the city of Kramatorsk, which left 50 people dead.
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Four humanitarian corridors are scheduled to open from Mariupol to the city of Zaporizhia on Wednesday, "if the situation is safe enough" to allow it.
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Power substations in Lviv were hit by Russian missiles on Tuesday evening, according to the city's mayor, Andriy Sadovyi. One person was reported injured in the crash.
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"EU sanctions aimed at breaking the 'Russian war machine' are inevitable," said the president of the European Council. A proposal to ban Russian oil imports will be discussed by member states' ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday.
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Boris Johnson said "Ukraine will win" against Russia and "will be free" in a speech to the Ukrainian parliament through an online communication.
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Vladimir Putin addressed the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, saying that "Western countries can help stop the crimes of the Ukrainian army." Putin reportedly told Macron about Russia's approach to negotiations with Kiev. Putin signed a decree on retaliatory economic sanctions against the West. According to Reuters, the sanctions are in response to "unfriendly actions by some foreign states and international organizations."
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing damage to the country's infrastructure at a cost of $ 4.5 billion (3. 3.6 billion) a week. According to estimates compiled by the Kiev School of Economics (KSE), the damage has reached $ 92 billion since the invasion began in February.
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The men and boys are among the alleged victims of rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, where dozens of cases of sexual violence by the occupying forces are already under investigation, according to UN and Ukrainian officials.
Source: The Guardian
