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News Making International Headlines: 1 March 2022

Burnt Out Military Vehicles in the Ukrainian Town of Bucha


PHOTO: BUCHA MAYOR ANATOLII FEDORUK ADDRESSING RESIDENTS FROM SCENE OF CHARRED MILITARY VEHICLES ON VOKZAL'NA STREETSTILL IMAGES OF BURNT OUT VEHICLES.

INTERNATIONAL: A footage of burned out military vehicles could be seen still smouldering on the streets on Bucha, Ukraine. The video shows Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk addressing residents from the scene of the damaged vehicles on Vokzal'na Street. Others can be seen filming the destruction on their mobile phones.

Earlier on Sunday Anton Herashchenko, an advisor to Ukraine's interior minister, has said fighting was under way in Bucha with Russian forces that were trying to advance towards Kyiv.

Over 150,000 Ukrainians Seek Refuge in Neighboring Nations


At least 150,000 Ukrainians are seeking refuge in neighboring countries, said a United Nations official on Saturday as the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine dragged into the third day.

"At least 150,000 people have fled, they are refugees outside of Ukraine, probably a much larger number have been displaced inside Ukraine," said Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), noting that the situation is changing minute by minute.

The main destinations of the refugees are Poland and Moldova, and some people chose Hungary and Romania.

At least 100,000 people have entered Poland from Ukraine since the conflict began on Thursday.

Most of the Ukrainians intend to seek help from relatives and friends, and some people are in the nine resettlement centers on the Poland-Ukraine border where they can seek help, meals, medical care and a place to stay.

The UNHCR spokeswoman has also said that governments in neighboring countries have not only opened their doors to accept refugees, but also established community centers to try to help separated families reconnect.

More than 100,000 Attend Berlin Anti-War Demo


PHOTO: MORE THAN 100,000 PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE IN BERLIN SOUNDBITES FROM PROTESTERS

And…more than 100,000 people protested in solidarity with Ukraine in Berlin on Sunday ,February 27, calling for the end of Russia's invasion and saying history should not repeat itself.

Train and underground service were interrupted in some parts of the German capital as thousands made their way to the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin, near the Russian embassy.

The crowd of protesters bearing signs reading: "Stop the War", "Putin's last war" and "We stand with Ukraine" along with Ukrainian and European Union flags.

The protest comes as Russia's attack on Ukraine entered its fourth day, triggering three sanctions packages from Germany and its western allies and pushing Berlin to shift its decades-long policy of not exporting arms to conflict zones.


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