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Ukraine says its troops have retaken more than 30 towns and villages since Russia pulled back from the area this week.

Anatoly Fedoruk told Al Jazeera that the town’s streets remain littered with the bodies of at least 22 people killed by Russian forces. The situation on the ground is volatile and subject to rapid changes,” an ICRC spokesperson told Reuters news agency by email. Ukraine presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said its troops have retaken more than 30 towns and villages since Russia pulled back from the area this week. Ukraine says its troops have retaken more than 30 towns and villages since Russia pulled back from the area this week. Ukraine says its troops have retaken more than 30 towns and villages since Russia pulled back from the area this week. * Ukraine says it has regained control of “the whole Kyiv region” after Russian forces retreated from key towns near the Ukrainian capital.

Russian retreat reveals evidence of execution of civilians and mass graves; Kremlin 'accepts' Ukraine's position on all issues bar Crimea.

A spokesperson for the Red Cross said: “Our team is on the move this morning from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol. I’m not able to give further information at this stage.” UK military intelligence says Russia has still not been able to destroy Ukraine’s air force and air defences. Russia has specifically been accused by Ukraine’s attorney general of using children as “human shields” while regrouping its forces, as the first witness accounts from the newly liberated town of Bucha, north-west of Kyiv, emerge.

President Volodymyr Zelensky says every missile strike and bombing is a “black mark” on leaders who don't send help.

The last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations Monday. Also, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians to prepare for “difficult fights” ahead in the besieged port city of Mariupol. And on the southern coast, explosions were heard throughout Odessa on Sunday morning. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies.

Putin did wait, finally launching an invasion on February 24. But China has not gone all-in on Putin's Ukraine war, despite Chinese President Xi Jinping and ...

Its biggest relationship is still with the US. That’s the biggest rival, the biggest, in some ways, inspiration in some facets of government, it’s the biggest nation that it is reckoning with when it comes to its future. They’re trying to differentiate themselves, maybe signaling to a domestic audience, “This is not the right rhetoric here, we’re not going to compare Ukraine and Taiwan.” It might also be something so as not to escalate further relations with the West. Right now, the US is distracted with Russia, and that’s good for China. So it’s hard to tell how much they’re thinking about this comparatively within the CCP because, at least officially, they’re suggesting that it’s a very different scenario. As we’ve discussed, China is trying to navigate this carefully, and is, in a lot of ways, reacting in real time. But I don’t even know if it will take a different role in that case, honestly; I think it might still condemn what it sees as worth condemning, and then still call for peace, but not necessarily be the one directly advocating. It seems as if China wants to be careful in its approach to Russia, but it doesn’t seem as if the Chinese government is welcoming or hastening that global dichotomy. But as I argued in the Atlantic, the pro-Russian [sentiment] is often veiled as this larger critique of the West — so it’s hard to tell how much of it is pro-Russia, how much of it is actually anti-US, or if it’s fused together. In that sense, that idea that China is just going to completely align with Russia and shut itself off from the world, and that’s it — that’s not quite what we’re seeing. It also depends on how sensitive is the story, and I think this story is somewhat sensitive, in part because how Russia is covered has been a longstanding, sensitive issue. I don’t think war is even being invoked, mostly “military operation.” We see quite a bit of language or rhetoric about the war bordering on Russian rhetoric, so a bit of that kind of infiltration or infusion of Russian statements and sources. But at the very least, on the level of rhetoric and symbolism and shared visions of the world, there seems to be some congruence. To me, a lot of it is more symbolic than practical, in terms of really supporting each other in multiple dimensions. But in domestic media, you often see the stories being buried in the midst of other stories about domestic affairs.

As Russia's forces retreated from Kyiv, the devastation became clear. Pictures showed bodies and destroyed tanks in Bucha. Blasts were also heard in Odesa.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was building up forces in the east of his country. Britain's defense ministry said in an intelligence briefing Sunday that Russian naval forces continued to blockade Ukraine's southern coast on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, preventing resupply by sea. Two loud explosions were also heard early Sunday in the southern city of Odesa on the Black Sea. Black smoke was seen rising above Ukraine's largest port where its navy is headquartered.

Residents emerged from shelters as Ukrainian troops entered the capital's suburbs. Battlefield debris littered the streets, and Ukraine alleged that Russian ...

Russian troops have pulled back completely from a swath of territory west of the capital. Moscow had announced last week it planned to redirect its forces from the region to focus on operations in the south and east of Ukraine, but the scale of the Russian pullback has surprised Ukrainians. On the outskirts of the village, Dmytrivka, nine tanks and armored vehicles lay destroyed and gutted by fire from a tank battle three days earlier. The turrets and heavy guns of two tanks had been blown off. On the outskirts of the village, Dmytrivka, nine tanks and armored vehicles lay destroyed and gutted by fire from a tank battle three days earlier. The turrets and heavy guns of two tanks had been blown off.

Ukraine's top prosecutor said 410 bodies were found in towns recaptured from retreating Russian forces near Kyiv as part of an investigation into possible war ...

Zelenskyy calls for ceasefire before meeting with PutinUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a meeting with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 1, 2022.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a ceasefire so that he can meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin."I can't even have a meeting when the shelling is going on," Zelenskyy said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "So, first the ceasefire and then we can have a meeting with the Russian president ... we will discuss a point in time where the end of the war will come." The southeastern part of Ukraine would include the port city of Mariupol, which has been largely destroyed by Russian siege.Russian ground forces attacking in the north have been pushed back from the capital Kyiv over the last week.Ukraine says it has regained control of Kyiv for first time since start of Russian invasionUkraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov visits positions of Ukrainian service members, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2022.Ukraine said it has regained control of Kyiv for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion.In a Facebook post on Saturday, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar wrote that the "whole Kyiv region is liberated from the invader." UK says Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians 'must be investigated as war crimes'British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has called for Russia's attacks against Ukrainian civilians to be investigated as war crimes, saying there appears to be mounting evidence of "appalling acts" by the Kremlin's forces in towns such as Irpin and Bucha.Communal workers carry body bags to a waiting van (unseen) following Russian shelling of the town of Bucha, not far from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on April 3, 2022." "The animals are exhausted and in serious condition," UAnimals said in a statement posted on Facebook, according to a translation." Russia's actions near Kyiv 'look exactly like war crimes,' Zelenskyy advisor saysA man walks with bags of food in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, on April 2, 2022.Russian forces may be leaving behind evidence of war crimes as they withdraw from territories near Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, an advisor to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in an interview with the BBC.Sergey Nikiforov said images coming out of Ukrainian towns such as Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin are "really hard to describe" and "heartbreaking."Nikiforov told the BBC that Ukrainian forces had found mass graves, people with their hands and legs tied up and the bodies of civilians executed with bullets in the back of their heads. Russia's move away from Kyiv not a 'withdrawal' but a 'repositioning,' NATO's Secretary General saysNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference after the Extraordinary Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government in Brussels, Belgium on March 24, 2022.Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia's retreat from Kyiv does not appear to be a "withdrawal," but rather a shift in strategy." We are the citizens of Ukraine, and we don't want to be subdued to the policy of Russian Federation. This is the reason we are being destroyed and exterminated." Putin's rampant violence is wiping out innocent families and knows no bounds," Baerbock said on Twitter, according to a translation.French President Emmanuel Macron said the images of dead civilians were "unbearable." "The Russian authorities will have to answer for these crimes," Macron said in a tweet.Local residents ride bicycles past flattened civilian cars, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, on a street in the town of Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 1, 2022. The Mriya was once the world's biggest aircraft but it was destroyed on or about Feb. 27, 2022, by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continued.The wreckage of the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225, which was severely damaged and rendered unusable due to Russian bombardments, was viewed by Anadolu Agency. A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 03, 2022. EU must discuss import ban on Russian gas, German defense minister saysGerman Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht speaks with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 26, 2022.Germany's defense minister said on Sunday that the European Union must discuss banning the import of Russian gas after Ukrainian and European officials accused Russian forces of committing atrocities near Kyiv."There has to be a response. The wreckage of the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225, which was severely damaged and rendered unusable due to Russian bombardments, was viewed by Anadolu Agency. A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 03, 2022.EDITOR'S NOTE: Image in this post contains graphic contentRussia denied widely reported allegations it had killed civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, describing footage and photographs of dead bodies as a "provocation" and a "staged performance" by Kyiv.Ukraine has accused the Russian military of massacring residents in the town, located northwest of the capital, an area Ukrainian troops said they recaptured on Saturday."All the photos and videos published by the Kyiv regime, allegedly testifying to the 'crimes' of Russian servicemen in the city of Bucha, Kyiv region, are another provocation," Russia's defense ministry said, in a statement.A mass grave is seen behind a church in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 3, 2022." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday Western allies would agree further sanctions on Russia in the coming days over its invasion of Ukraine and the "atrocities" committed by Russian troops in a town near Kyiv.Russian President Vladimir "Putin and his supporters will feel the consequences" of their actions, he said, in a statement to reporters in the chancellery.

As the battle for Ukraine's sovereignty entered day 40 on Monday, Zelenskyy's army recaptured Bucha and Irpin claiming control over 'whole of Kyiv'.

S&P Global forecasted that global automakers would produce 84 million automobiles this year and 91 million the following year before the war. It now expects fewer than 82 million people in 2022 and 88 million in 2023. As per the reports of AP News, Mark Wakefield, co-leader of Alix Partners' global consulting firm stated, "You only need to miss one part not to be able to make a car."

Civilian killings in Bucha spark calls for probes into allegations of Russian war crimes and tighter U.S. and European sanctions.

The last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations Monday. Zelensky also made a surprise video appearance Sunday at the Grammy Awards. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies.