Fox journalist dies in ukraine war Top aid to the president: War or ends in May #Russia-Ukraine situation # On Tuesday (March 15), the Russo-Ukrainian war entered its 20th day. Leaders from three EU countries, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, visit Kiev to send support to the Ukrainians. By this time, the Ukrainian capital was filled with gunfire, and about half of the city's 3.4 million people had fled, many spending the night at subway stations.
Before dawn on Tuesday, there were two strong explosions in the capital. Emergency services said an apartment building was hit, killing two people. The mayor of Kiev declared a 35-hour curfew.
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said the war could end in May, or even within weeks. The reason is that the Russian army has actually stopped reinforcing. The Ukrainian-Russian delegation is scheduled to resume by video later on Tuesday the previous day's "technically suspended" peace talks.
So far, a series of talks between the two sides have not announced any progress. The talks focused on allowing civilian evacuations and delivering aid to besieged cities, particularly the eastern port of Mariupol.
On Monday, the Russian military allowed the first car to leave the city, but 10 consecutive days of attempts to enact a local ceasefire agreement to bring in aid convoys failed. Ukrainian officials say they will try again on Tuesday.
The Russian armored column pressed against Kiev appears to have come to a halt on the outskirts of the city, but the Russians were more successful in the south, capturing several small cities near the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Britain's defense ministry said in an intelligence update on Tuesday that demonstrations against "special military operations" by Russian forces were taking place in the cities of Kherson, Berdyansk and Melitopol. Russians fired warning shots at Kherson to disperse the crowd. Russian troops reportedly kidnapped mayor Dnieprudnye.
