Russia-Ukraine War Updates

#Russia says it is attacking the offensive positions adopted by Ukrainian troops at Mariupol’s vast Azovstal steelworks.

#A convoy carrying over 100 civilians evacuated from Mariupol, most of whom were pulled out of the steel mill on Sunday, reached the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia.

#Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree on further retaliatory sanctions in response to “hostile actions by some foreign states and international organizations”.

#Transnistria blames Ukraine for flying a drone loaded with bombs.

#More than 400,000 Ukrainians have escaped to Germany since the conflict broke out.

#French president Macron suggests lifting the Russian embargo on Ukrainian food exports.

#The Ukrainian prosecutor accuses the Russian forces of using rape as a tactic of war.

#Attacks take lives of 21 civilians in Donstek

Russian attacks have left 21 dead and 27 injured in eastern Ukraine, says the Governor of Donetsk.

#US President Joe Biden asserts that Ukrainian forces “ridicule the Russian military in many cases” with US military support.

#Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that 156 civilians evacuated from Mariupol have arrived in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

#United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for additional humanitarian breaks to evacuate civilians.

#Australia sanctions 110 Russian politicians and officials.

#Russia claims it attacked 39 military installations in Ukraine.

#Blinken and Truss talk on the phone over Ukraine.