Their determination, heroism and firmness are astonishing,” Mr Zelensky said in a video address early on Sunday, referring to the besieged southern city that has suffered some of the war’s greatest deprivations and horrors. Is it still Moscow, thanks to its scare tactics?” Mr Zelensky said. Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday that it used air-launched cruise missiles to hit a fuel depot and a defence plant in Lviv. Lviv also has been a way-station for most of the 3.8 million refugees who have left Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24. Russian authorities have blocked the website of German newspaper Bild, part of their efforts to control the message on Ukraine.

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2022 22:35 UTC