RUSSIA-UKRAINE day 11: Kremlin ‘recruiting Syrians to fight Ukraine’ – all the latest breaking news
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE day 11 as it happened: Kremlin ‘recruiting Syrian fighters to go to war in Ukraine’, Russia has launched around 600 missiles since the start of the invasion, Chief conductor Tugan Sokhiev quits Moscow’s prestigious Bolshoi Theatre
The Kremlin is recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine, according to US officials that spoke to the Wall Street Journal.
Russian advances have stalled in the face of strong opposition from the Ukrainian military and civilian population alike.
It came as a senior US defence official estimated Russia has launched around 600 missiles since the start of the invasion.
The official added Russia has deployed about 95 per cent of combat forces it had prepared on the Ukrainian border.
Vinnytsia airport was totally destroyed by a reported eight Russian missiles Sunday as Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine entered its 11th day.
A second attempt to evacuate Mariupol failed after Ukraine accused the Russians of shelling the city as citizens attempted to flee through a ‘humanitarian corridor’.
Innocent civilians were bombed as they attempted to flee via a ‘green corridor’ in Irpin.
Tugan Sokhiev, the chief conductor at Moscow’s prestigious Bolshoi Theatre, announced on Sunday he was quitting his job after coming under pressure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Boris Johnson has drawn up a six-point plan to defeat Vladimir Putin as he moves to assume leadership of global efforts to end the horror of war in Ukraine.
The Pope deplored ‘rivers of blood’ in Ukraine as he demanded humanitarian corridors.
Elon Musk held a video call with Volodymyr Zelensky as he promised to bolster his Starlink satellite support for the war-torn country, as he tweeted: ‘Hold strong Ukraine.’
A Ukrainian peace negotiator is reported to have been shot dead amid claims he might have been a spy for the Russians. The reports are unconfirmed.
The UK welcomed the arrival of three £100m ‘beast mode’ RAF jets in a show of strength to Vladimir Putin.
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