2/ Humanitarian Impact. There are now an estimated 3 million refugees in various European countries. Humanitarian corridors continue to be interdicted, blocked, or attacked by Russian forces. Civilians increasingly become targets of Russian attacks.
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Ukraine War: 3rd Week Without Russian Breakthrough
Ukrainian Theater of War, Day 20 & 21: The third week of the war ends with failed Russian efforts to regain the strategic initiative in Kyiv, facing raids and ambushes in the Sumy Oblast, slow progress in the Donbas, and brutal siege warfare in Mariupol. #UkraineRussianWar
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Ukrainian Soldier Embraces Family in Kyiv Metro
A Ukrainian soldier takes a quick break from duty to hug his son and wife sheltering in a Kyiv metro station. Thousands of Kyiv residents have set up temporary homes in the vast underground, praying for this horrifying war to finally end. With victory, of course! #PlanesforUkraine
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The Ukrainian Army destroys a Russian command post
Also, on 16 March, the Ukrainian military destroyed a command post and support point of Russia's 35th Army, according to a report by Ukraine's General Staff shared on Facebook, accompanied by a video of an artillery attack.
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) 17 mars 2022
📹https://t.co/IRAlrZcZJgpic.twitter.com/qyIwgJMkeQAlso, on 16 March, the Ukrainian military destroyed a command post and support point of Russia's 35th Army, according to a report by Ukraine's General Staff shared on Facebook, accompanied by a video of an artillery attack.
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Missile debris hits apartment building in Kyiv
⚡️Remnants of a downed Russian missile hit a high-rise building n Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, killing one, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service (DSNS).
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) 17 mars 2022
According to preliminary data, one person was killed, three others were injured.
📹DSNS pic.twitter.com/f4Ef9sxGi8Remnants of a downed Russian missile struck a high-rise building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, killing one person, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service (DSNS). Preliminary reports indicate one fatality and three injuries.
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Three Panamanian ships hit by Russian missiles in Black Sea
Three Panamanian-flagged ships have been hit by Russian missiles in the Black Sea since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month, Panama's Maritime Authority says. https://
reuters.com/world/panama-s
ays-three-ships-hit-black-sea-since-start-ukraine-war-2022-03-16/
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US: Russia lost over 7,000 soldiers in Ukraine
American intelligence: Russia’s military has lost over 7,000 soldiers. Unnamed American officials who spoke to the New York Times warned that their numbers of Russian casualties are inexact.
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HRW: 500 civilians in bombed Mariupol theater
Human Rights Watch: At least 500 civilians were taking shelter in bombed Mariupol theater. Belkis Wille, HRW senior researcher, said on Mar. 16 “this raises serious concerns about what the intended target was in a city where civilians have already been under siege for days.”
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Russian forces evict civilians and steal food in Sumy Oblast
Reports of Russian forces in Sumy Oblast evicting civilians from homes, stealing food. Sumy governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky detailed the looting via Telegram on March 16. The area has sustained heavy fighting since the start of Russia’s all-out invasion on Feb. 24.
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Air defense forces shot down a Su-34 and a Ka-52
Additionally, on Mar.16, Land Forces' air defense units reportedly shot down:
1 Su-34 fighter-bomber
1 Ka-52 helicopter