Ukraine war: That happened on Monday night

Created: 03/21/2022, 09:10

By: Jennifer Greve

Developments and backgrounds in the Ukraine war: The tensions between Ukraine and Russia did not ease on Monday (March 21, 2022).

Kyiv/Moscow – The Ukraine conflict* does not weaken on Monday night (03/21/2022).

The capital of Kyiv and the city of Mariupol have been fiercely contested targets for the Russian military since the beginning of the war.

After Russia* had issued an ultimatum to Mariupol, the Ukrainian government has now rejected it.

"There will be no surrender, no laying down of arms," ​​Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk told the online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda early Monday morning.

Instead of responding to Russia's ultimatum, she demanded that the Russian military open a humanitarian corridor to the port city with several hundred thousand civilians in need.

The Ukraine war between Ukraine and Russia continues to escalate.

In addition, there were renewed attacks on civilians.

Ukraine War: Dead in shelling west of Kyiv

At least four people were killed in the shelling of several buildings in the west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv* late on Sunday evening.

This was announced by the local civil defense on its Facebook page.

The situation on Sunday morning in the Ukraine war was also tense.

According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, several residential buildings in the Podil district were damaged and set on fire in the attack.

A shopping center was also hit, bursting into flames along with a number of cars parked in front of it.

Rescue teams and paramedics are on site, Klitschko wrote on Telegram.

An elderly woman rides a bicycle in Mariupol.

Despite the war in Ukraine, life does not stand still.

© Maksim Blinov/Imago

News about the Ukraine war: Ammonia leak at the chemical plant in Sumy

In a chemical plant in the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine*, highly toxic ammonia escaped on Monday morning for an unknown reason.

The regional military chief Dmytro Schywytzky raised the alarm via Telegram, among other things.

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He appealed to all residents within a five-kilometer radius of the chemical plant to visit the basement or apartments on the ground floor if possible.

The strongly pungent-smelling gas is lighter than air.

Schywytzky did not provide any information on how the ammonia leaked out at the Sumychimprom chemical plant.

An independent clarification on site was not possible.

War in Ukraine: Union warns of “loss of control” as refugee numbers rise

The CDU/CSU parliamentary group* calls on the federal government to do more to deal with people fleeing Ukraine.

"The federal government must finally switch to action mode, organize consistent registration and distribution in Europe, guarantee the protection of women and children and enable integration," said CSU* regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt of the Rheinische Post.

"Due to the lack of willingness on the part of the federal government to act, there is a risk of a loss of control if the number of refugees increases," Dobrindt continued.

Because of the Ukraine war*, Germany needs coordinated refugee management as soon as possible.

War in Ukraine: France freezes 850 million euros in Russian assets

France* froze alleged assets of Russian oligarchs worth around 850 million.

Among them are real estate worth 539 million euros, said Economics Minister Bruno Le Maire to radio station RTL.

In addition, 150 million euros were frozen in private accounts of French banks and two yachts worth 150 million euros were arrested.

France has set up a task force in view of the EU sanctions* against Russian oligarchs or people associated with President Vladimir Putin*.

She is tasked with locating her assets in France and identifying owners of bank accounts, villas and yachts -- which is complicated by shell companies hiding her identities.

Ukraine war: Biden travels to Poland at the end of the week

US President Joe Biden * wants to travel to Poland on Friday in view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

Biden will initially attend the NATO*, EU and G7 summits in Brussels this Thursday as planned, the White House said.

On Friday he will continue to Warsaw.

A meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda is planned for Saturday.

It should be about the humanitarian crisis "triggered by Russia's unjustified and unfounded war against Ukraine."

News about the war in Ukraine: This will be important on Monday

Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia have scheduled a new round of negotiations via video link for Monday.

Last Monday, the last peace talks were held at a higher level.

US President Biden wants to consult with Chancellor Olaf Scholz*, French President Emmanuel Macron*, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson via video.

The topic is the coordinated response to Russia's attack on Ukraine, the White House said.

(jey/dpa)