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Russia has now lost 374 tanks in Ukraine according to Ukrainian Defense Ministry data. That is more tanks than most European countries possess pic.twitter.com/lEfmHiuJXy

— Business Ukraine mag (@Biz_Ukraine_Mag) March 13, 2022

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In a Kyiv basement, 19 babies delivered by surrogate mothers are trapped by war but kept alive by nannies. Some surrogate mothers are trapped too, their due dates near. Newborns face uncertain fates w/ many biological parents unable to travel to Ukraine https://t.co/6XCl2alnbN pic.twitter.com/TBRfdic8tl

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) March 13, 2022

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Zelensky’ late-night address: Day 17 of the war is over. “The Russian invaders cannot conquer us. They do not have such strength. They do not have such spirit. They rely only on violence. Only on terror. Only on weapons, of which they have a lot.” pic.twitter.com/N0DoBPyVmZ

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) March 13, 2022

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Excellent reportage, full of history and colour, from @RichardJSpencer in and around Kyivhttps://t.co/p8QerMWq63

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) March 12, 2022

Richard Spencer, Kyiv

Saturday March 12 2022, 12.01am GMT, The Times

As Russian armour massed to the west, Kyiv’s remaining residents prepared yesterday to defend themselves, relying on trenches, sandbags and relentless optimism.

Forest trenches, less than two miles from the convoy of Russian tanks and artillery that had been stuck, looked like a First World War film set. An eccentric troupe of chain-smoking guards, volunteers from the territorial defence forces, were topping off dugouts with logs cut from the surrounding pines.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kyiv-is-ready-to-face-the-russian-onslaught-zhwmn9tt2

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Kyiv says some 1,300 Ukrainian troops killed since start of Russian invasion https://t.co/VFX026N8ME via @timesofisrael

— Rita Rosenfeld (@rheytah) March 12, 2022

Disclosure by Zelensky marks first time Ukraine has given such a toll during war; France, Germany ask Putin to end siege of Mariupol; Abramovich’s superyacht spotted in Montenegro

By TOI staff Today, 4:21 am

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-12-2022/

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Russian forces continue push toward Kyiv, ramp up air and artillery attacks https://t.co/EaEpjXJ482 via @nypost

— MaKettle65 (@MaKettle65) March 12, 2022

Russian forces appeared to make headway in their slow push toward Kyiv on Saturday, while continuing to pound the capital and other Ukrainian cities with aircraft and artillery assaults.

Air raid sirens were heard across most Ukrainian cities early Saturday morning, urging people to seek shelters in Kyiv, as well as the western city of Lviv, Kharkiv, Cherkasy and the Sumy region in the northeast of the country, local media reported.

The massive 40-mile convoy that had stalled on its way to the capital has begun to spread out around Kyiv, satellite photos show, with forces now within 20 miles of the city’s center from the northeast.

The photos showed howitzers newly set up in firing position, and armored units staged near the Antonov Airport north of the city, according to Maxar Technologies.

Satellite images on Friday appeared to show heavy shelling in the suburbs of Kyiv, as Russia inched closer toward the capital. The images from Maxar Technologies showed impact craters and burning residential buildings as well as muzzle flashes from Russian big guns. 

Russian airstrikes targeted a Ukrainian military base outside of Kyiv on Saturday morning. A warehouse, where frozen food was stored, caught on fire following Russian shelling.

https://nypost.com/2022/03/12/russian-forces-ramp-up-air-artillery-attacks-in-ramp-up-air-and-artillery-attacks/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons

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