Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 394

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1 year ago

March 24, 2023

Press Room

Because the Russia-Ukraine battle enters its 394th day, we check out the principle developments.

Right here is the scenario because it stands on Friday, March 24, 2023:

Diplomacy

Hungary stated Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t be arrested if he enters the nation regardless of the Worldwide Legal Courtroom (ICC) issuing an arrest warrant towards him on battle crimes costs. Hungary signed and ratified the Rome Statute that created the ICC however Hungarian officers stated the Rome Statute had not been constructed into the Hungarian authorized system, so there was no foundation on which to arrest Putin.
Any try to detain Putin underneath the Worldwide Legal Courtroom warrant would quantity to a “declaration of battle”, former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated.

European Union leaders held talks with Ukrainian President Volodmy Zelenskyy who referred to as on the bloc to offer his forces with extra trendy weaponry, notably jet fighters and long-range missiles. Zelenskyy instructed EU leaders that “delays” in sending fighter jets and long-range missiles would prolong the battle.
Chinese language President Xi Jinping invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Beijing for a state go to as Xi tries to extend help for China’s peace proposal for Ukraine.
Moscow stated it didn’t count on transparency in an investigation into the Nord Stream gasoline pipeline explosions, Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov stated.

Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi stated Russian forces combating in Bakhmut had been “shedding appreciable energy and are working out of steam”. He indicated {that a} Ukrainian counteroffensive was imminent.
Kyiv has accused mercenaries of Russia’s Wagner Group of deporting residents of Bakhmut, a metropolis now destroyed, to Russia.
Ukraine was pressured to withdraw a report claiming that Russian forces had left the city of Nova Kakhovka within the southern Kherson area.
The worldwide medical support group Docs With out Borders has revealed in a brand new report the widespread destruction of well being services in Ukraine because of Russia’s invasion.
Zelenskyy has posted footage from his go to to Kherson, by which he promised to “restore every part” in a metropolis, which Russia occupied for eight months and left in ruins.
Heavy combating has been ongoing on the Luhansk area’s entrance line because the starting of March, based on the UK’s Ministry of Defence.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has dismissed Russian complaints over the UK’s provision of tank ammunition containing depleted uranium to Ukraine together with Challenger 2 tanks
Poland is looking for a further 240 million euros ($261m) in EU funding to refinance navy purchases for Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has spoken out towards weakening sanctions towards Russia, which Moscow has demanded in return for extending a deal that enables Ukraine to export grain throughout the Black Sea.

Slovakia’s defence ministry stated the nation has handed over the primary 4 of its Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine and the rest of the 13 planes pledged are to be delivered within the coming weeks.
EU leaders have confirmed a plan to provide 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine over the following yr.
Finland’s defence minister stated he didn’t wish to donate Hornet fighter jets to Ukraine, regardless of Kyiv’s request.