War in Donbas

This is stated in the decree published on the website of the leader of the Republic.
"I consider creating a local administration of the Donetsk People's Republic - the administration of the city of Mariupol," the document reads.
The decree is dated March 31.
Pushilin previously spoke about the situation in Mariupol.

Roma refugees from Ukraine say they are being unfairly treated having fled their homes in Ukraine.

There are more and more reports from the field about the kilometer-long line of vehicles of the Russian military forces that are going to Kyiv.
Yesterday ended with the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States, and in the meantime, fierce fighting continued in several Ukrainian cities.

Ukraine has asked the UN's top court, the International Court of Justice, to begin proceedings against Russia, accusing Moscow of falsely interpreting the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in order to support its arguments for an invasion.

"It takes so much time for major actions outside big cities. Judging by what is happening now, the East, the Center, the South can be liberated. A corridor for Transnistria will most likely be built," said Dmitriy Abzalov, president of the Center for Strategic Communications.

It was just before 05:00 (Greek time) on Thursday, when Russian President Vladimir Putin - confirming the information leaked earlier by US intelligence - announced that he had ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

"Now a few very important words for those who might be tempted to interfere in the events that are happening: whoever tries to hinder us, moreover, to address threats to our country and people, should know that Russia's response will be immediate and that it will lead you to such consequences that you have never faced in your history", he warned.

The DNR and LNR authorities announced the evacuation of the population to the territory of Russia, after which a general mobilization was introduced.
President of Ukraine called on the reservists to report to the army.

Zelensky called Putin, but...

Powerful explosions were heard this morning in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the southern city of Odessa and the eastern cities of Mariupol and Kramatorsk after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation against the country, AFP reporters at the scene said.

Invasion of Ukraine: Putin Decided to Conduct "Special Operation to Protect Donbas"

The Russian president said that the responsibility for possible bloodshed would lie entirely with the conscience of the Ukrainian regime and called on the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms immediately and go home.

He said Moscow would not allow the emergence of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.