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HRW said even if the supply chain disruptions are resolved soon, the problems would likely continue 'because farmers are fleeing the fighting and the conflict is destroying infrastructure and equipment.' The fighting could also diminish the coming harvest. The Ukrainian government banned exports on key agricultural goods, including wheat, corn, grains, salt and meat, according to a cabinet resolution that passed on March 9. 'Without concerted action to address the supply and affordability of food, the conflict in Ukraine risks deepening the world's food crisis, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.' 'Global food chains demand global solidarity in times of crisis,' said Lama Fakih, the executive Middle East and North Africa director at HRW. On March 16, Olga Misik - a youthful activist best known for reading a copy of Russia's constitution in front of riot police at an anti-government demonstration - posted a photo of a Z spray-painted in white on her apartment door.Īnother democratic activist posted a similar photo on Friday, the Z tag spray-painted in black along with graffiti accusing them of being an 'enemy of the people.'īut why the vitriol, if everything - as Putin reassures his people - is going to plan? Take a look at social media posts by some opposition activists. 24 invasion.įor those Russians who don't support the war, life under the sign of the 'Z' is becoming increasingly grim. The slogan even made use of the letter 'Z,' which is morphing into the official symbol of support for Putin's war: the Cyrillic letter 'З' in the slogan was replaced by a Z, evoking the markings first spotted on Russian military vehicles ahead of the Feb. Putin appeared in front of a flag-waving crowd in front of a podium that read, 'Zа мир без нацисма' - 'For a world without Nazism' - a sort of marketing slogan-slash-propaganda case for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The show, in effect, was a pep rally for Putin's war in Ukraine. On Friday, the Kremlin leader attended a concert at the capital's Luzhniki stadium to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

Look at Moscow through the lens of Russian state television, and everything seems to be going swimmingly for President Vladimir Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, on March 18.

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Russian forces appear to be trying to take full control of the area to create a land corridor between the two regions, squeezing Mariupol with brutal military force. Russian-backed separatists have formed breakaway statelets in parts of the Donbas and Crimea has been under Russian control since 2014. Why Russia wants to control Mariupol: The city is a strategic port that lies on a stretch of coast connecting the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas with the Crimean peninsula. Captured Mariupol residents were taken to camps where Russian forces checked their phones and documents, then redirected some of the residents to remote cities in Russia, the council said. Taken against their will: On Sunday, the Mariupol City Council said residents are being taken to Russia against their will by Russian forces. Bodies are being left in the street because there is either no one left to collect them, or it is simply too dangerous to try.Īn official in the city said people are scared to leave their underground shelters even to get hold of essentials, meaning they were trying to drink less water and eat less food, only emerging to prepare hot meals. The Russian attacks have led to a total collapse in basic services, with residents unable to access gas, electricity or water. Russia has repeatedly been accused of targeting civilians, with trapped residents describing the onslaught as 'hell.' While the Russian ultimatum appeared to offer those who chose to surrender safe passage out of the city, it made no such guarantees for those remaining. The port city of Mariupol, which before the war was home to around 450,000 people, has been under near constant attack from Russian forces since early March with satellite images showing significant destruction to residential areas. ET Sunday), with Ukrainians rejecting the ultimatum. Some background: The Russian-issued deadline for Mariupol authorities to surrender the city passed at 5 a.m. Palamar said he and his fellow fighters would not surrender in Mariupol. We still need ammunition, anti-tank weapons and air defense,' Captain Svyatoslav Palamar of the National Guard Azov Regiment in Mariupol told CNN. Yesterday the soldiers defused four tanks, armored vehicles and troops. “Bombs are falling every 10 minutes Russian navy warships are shelling. Mariupol came under further heavy bombardment overnight, according to a Ukrainian officer inside the city. People dig a grave in the street in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 20.

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