Russian forces have 'completely destroyed' an entire Ukraine city
March 14, 2022, 7:06 am

Russian forces have 'completely destroyed' an entire Ukraine city

The proud city of Kharkiv, after Russia’s criminal bombing of civilian structures. This is Ploshcha Svobody (Freedom Square), one of the largest squares in Europe (File photo and text: Euromaidan Press)

The We For News reported, citing Daily Mail, Russian forces have ‘completely destroyed’ the eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha following a days-long bombing campaign – but fighting continues for territory there to prevent a Russian encirclement as citizens refuse to accept Moscow’s rule.

Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko confirmed the town had been destroyed late on Sunday, saying that Volnovakha “no longer exists” after Moscow’s “war of annihilation” that has left the smouldering remains of the town “in the hands of Russian-backed separatists”.

Images and videos posted on social media showed Russian forces, complete with the tell-tale Z markings on their vehicles, entering the burnt out town that now primarily consists of rubble.

22 air bombings on Mariupol in 24 hours. 100+ bombs. At least 2,187 Mariupol residents were killed during the war. Russians are purposefully targeting apartment buildings, hospitals, and city infrastructure, - city council wrote, saying the greatest danger is from the sky (https://t.me/mariupolrada/8847). The largest in Donbas city (after Luhansk and Donetsk occupied by Russia in 2014) has been besieged for 12 days. However, it is held by Ukrainian troops, mainly by the Azov battalion. Today it has destroyed several more Russian vehicles, including tanks. Already dozens of Russian soldiers were captured after their attempts of assault to the city failed. However, there are no food or water stocks left in the city. Ukrainian fighters started sharing their scarce military food with locals. The fifth attempt of humanitarian convoy departed for Mariupol yesterday. It is still on its way, accompanied by orthodox priests who agreed to this mission. The convoy was already stopped by Russians several times, checked, partially stolen, but the hope remains it will reach the city. Ukrainian military leadership says it knows about the problem and is working to solve it, although "it's not possible to do everything and everywhere immediately at war."
Posted by Euromaidan Press on Sunday, March 13, 2022

Daily Mail reported that Moscow’s troops continue to use indiscriminate shelling to encircle key Ukrainian cities and are said to be bearing down on Kyiv for an “all-out assault” in the coming days.

A private US company said that satellite images taken on Saturday morning showed extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and residential buildings throughout the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

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Maxar Technologies said fires were seen in the western section of the Black Sea port city and dozens of high-rise apartment buildings had been severely damaged.

Source: wefornews

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Upon arriving to participate in the summit of the European Political Community, which includes around forty heads of state in Budapest, he said, "I look forward to sitting with the elected U.S. president and seeing how we will collectively ensure we meet challenges, including the threats from Russia and North Korea." He also noted that the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea poses a threat to the United States as well, according to reports from Agence France-Presse.

Before Trump's victory, Rutte expressed confidence that a united Washington would remain part of the defensive alliance, even if Trump became the 47th president of the United States. In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF last Monday night, he stated that both Republicans and Democrats understand that NATO serves not only the security of Europe but also that of America. He added that both candidates are aware that the security of the United States is closely tied to NATO.

On Wednesday, NATO congratulated Trump on his victory but did not address the Ukrainian issue.

It is noteworthy that the relationship between the elected U.S. president and the defense alliance was not the best during his first term in the White House. Trump criticized NATO member states multiple times and even hinted at withdrawing from the alliance unless they increased their financial contributions.

Additionally, the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the matters that complicate relations between the two sides, especially since Trump has repeatedly stated that he can end this ongoing conflict, which began in 2022, quickly. He implied that he had a peace plan between Kyiv and Moscow, while his vice president, JD Vance, revealed aspects of that plan, which stipulated Ukraine's commitment not to join NATO, thereby sending reassuring signals to the Russians.

Furthermore, many NATO member states in Europe fear that Trump might halt military aid to Ukraine after he previously criticized the U.S. for pouring funds into supporting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.