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Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin makes surprise trip to Mariupol

All the updates for March 19 as they happened.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he visits a military training centre of the Western Military District in Russia with Deputy Commander of the Airborne Troops Anatoly Kontsevoy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a visit to a military base in the Ryazan region of Russia [File: Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP]
By Umut Uras
Published On 19 Mar 202319 Mar 2023
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Updated: 
19 Mar 2023
(21:47 GMT)
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This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Sunday, March 19.

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which was captured by Moscow in May.
  • The Ukrainian army says its forces are keeping Russian units at bay in the contested city of Bakhmut so ammunition, food, equipment and medicines can be delivered to defenders.
  • Putin will discuss the Ukraine conflict with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during Xi’s state visit to Moscow next week, according to Russian state media.
  • Russia has extended by 60 days a Black Sea grain deal which allows Kyiv to export its products overseas.

 

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    19 Mar 2023 - 12:46
     (12:46 GMT)

    This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us

    These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Sunday, March 19. For more information, you can read our latest story on the war in Ukraine here.

  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 12:03
     (12:03 GMT)

    Black Sea drones show US involvement in conflict against Russia: Report

    United States drone flights over the Baltic Sea are a sign of direct US involvement in conflict with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has been quoted as saying.

    Last week, a US drone crashed into the sea after being intercepted by Russian fighter planes.

    “It is quite obvious what these drones are doing, and their mission is not at all a peaceful mission to ensure the safety of shipping in international waters,” Interfax news agency quoted Peskov as saying in a TV interview.

    “And in fact, we are talking about the direct involvement of the operators of these drones in the conflict, and against us.”

    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says it is obvious what the intercepted drones are doing [Seth Wenig/AP]
  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 11:00
     (11:00 GMT)

    Mariupol’s exiled city council blasts visit by ‘international criminal’ Putin

    The exiled city council of Ukraine’s Mariupol on Sunday blasted the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the embattled port city, which fell under Moscow’s control last year after a long siege.

    “The international criminal Putin visited occupied Mariupol. He watched the ‘rebuilding of the city’… at night. Probably in order not to see the city, killed by his ‘liberation’, in the light of day,” the city council said on its Telegram account.

  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 10:14
     (10:14 GMT)

    Gazprom to ship 39.4 mcm of gas to Europe via Ukraine

    Russia’s Gazprom has said it will ship 39.4 million cubic metres of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Sunday.

  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 09:23
     (09:23 GMT)

    How Ukrainian-Russian couples are faring after a year of war

    Partners caught on different sides of the yearlong conflict reflect on how it has affected their relationships.

    Read more here.

    Oksana Slipchenko and her husband Sergio Skudin look at each other while standing under foliage. There are faintly perceptible acquiescent grins on both their faces.
    Ukrainian Oksana Slipchenko and her Russian husband Sergio Skudin crossed the border into Georgia in March 2022 [Pearly Jacob/Al Jazeera]
  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 08:48
     (08:48 GMT)

    List of key events in Russia-Ukraine war, day 389

    As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 389th day, here are the main developments in the conflict.

  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 07:49
     (07:49 GMT)

    UK to help Kazakh exports bypass Russia, seeks critical minerals

    The United Kingdom will help Kazakhstan develop export routes bypassing Russia, UK Foreign Minister James Cleverly has said on a visit to the Central Asian nation, where he also signed a memorandum on supplies of critical minerals.

    Cleverly said London valued the position of Astana — which has traditionally been closely allied with Moscow — on the Ukrainian conflict. Kazakhstan has refused to support Russia’s invasion or recognise its annexation of Ukrainian territories.

    Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shakes hands with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. A British and a Kazakh flag are set behind them.
    Kazakh President Tokayev (right) shakes hands with UK Foreign Secretary Cleverly  in Astana [Press service of the President of Kazakhstan/Handout via Reuters]
  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 07:17
     (07:17 GMT)

    Putin makes surprise trip to occupied city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Mariupol, a Ukrainian city in the Donetsk region occupied by his forces since last May.

    Putin flew to the city by helicopter and travelled in several of its districts, the TASS agency reported on Sunday, citing the Kremlin.

    It is the closest to the front lines Putin has been since the beginning of the more than year-long war.

  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 07:13
     (07:13 GMT)

    Ukraine Black Sea grain deal extended for at least 60 days

    A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain has been renewed for at least 60 days after Russia warned any further extension beyond mid-May would depend on the removal of some Western sanctions.

    The pact was brokered with Russia and Ukraine by the United Nations and Turkey in July and renewed for a further 120 days in November. The aim was to combat a global food crisis driven by the war in Ukraine.

    The deal had been set to expire on Saturday.

    Ships waiting in the Bosphorus Strait for inspection under the UN's Black Sea grain initiative.
    Vessels are seen as they wait for inspection under the Black Sea grain deal in Istanbul, Turkey [File: Yoruk Isik/Reuters]
  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 07:07
     (07:07 GMT)

    Ukraine still able to resupply troops in battered Bakhmut: Army

    Ukrainian forces outside the battered eastern city of Bakhmut are managing to keep Russian units at bay so ammunition, food, equipment and medicines can be delivered to defenders, according to the army.

    In the latest claim of having inflicted heavy casualties, Kyiv said its troops had killed 193 Russians and injured 199 others during fighting on Friday.

    Russia has made the capture of Bakhmut a priority in its strategy to take control of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas industrial region. The city has been largely destroyed in months of fighting, with Russia launching repeated assaults.

    A skyline view of a part of Bakhmut, Ukraine. A half-burned residential apartment building with parts of its roof torn off stands in the foreground while smoke is billowing out from an unknown location in the distance.
    A view of the town of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest recent battles in Donetsk region, Ukraine [Roman Chop/AP]
  • live-orange
    19 Mar 2023 - 06:56
     (06:56 GMT)

    Putin meets top command of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine: state media

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with the top command of his military operation in Ukraine, according to state media, including Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov who is in charge of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

    The meeting took place at the Rostov-on-Don command post in southern Russia, the TASS Russian news agency reported.

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies

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