Ukrainian official accuses Russian forces of holding individuals captive at a hospital in Mariupol 

President Zelensky addressed the Canadian parliament on Tuesday, reiterating his world name to shut air house over Ukraine and implement harder sanctions in opposition to Russia and Russian officers.

Recent sanctions imposed by and on Russians: Russia announced sanctions in opposition to US President Joe Biden, his son Hunter, US officers and different related people. It additionally banned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canadian Overseas Minister Mélanie Joly and Canadian Protection Minister Anita Anand from coming into the nation.

Canada imposed new restrictions on 15 Russian officers who enabled and supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The US focused 11 Russian army leaders – a few of whom have been concerned in suppressing Russian protesters and dissent in occupied areas of Ukraine — with sanctions on Tuesday, in addition to new sanctions from the Treasury Department.

The UK and the EU additionally introduced sanctions in opposition to Russia. Greater than 600 Russian nationals are being focused within the EU’s sanctions. The UK’s sanctions embrace banning the export of luxurious items to Russia and tariffs on items price greater than $1 billion.

An replace on the protest on Russian state media broadcast: A lawyer for the Russian television editor who held up an anti-war signal throughout a stay broadcast on Monday confirmed to CNN that they’ve discovered Marina Ovsyannikova and he or she is in Moscow court docket. A photograph exhibiting Ovsyannikova and considered one of her legal professionals, Anton Gashinsky, was printed on Telegram this afternoon. Dmitry Zakhvatov and different legal professionals had been attempting to find the Channel One editor since her protest on Monday.

Refugee disaster: Greater than three million individuals have fled Ukraine for the reason that begin of the Russian invasion, the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) stated Tuesday.

Kyiv beneath assault: Not less than 4 buildings in residential areas of Kyiv had been hit by strikes early Tuesday morning, killing four people. 

Regardless of 2,500 civilians leaving, 1000’s are nonetheless trapped in Mariupol: An estimated 2,000 personal automobiles have been in a position to go away the besieged metropolis of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine on Tuesday, Mariupol’s metropolis council stated in a press release. The departures passed off regardless of the continued failure to formally set up protected corridors to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, which has been besieged since March 1. 

Additional casualties: A strike in northwestern Ukraine on Monday killed at least 19 people, officers stated Tuesday, after having initially reported no casualties. The strike hit a TV tower close to the town of Rivne and officers stated the world was nonetheless being cleared.

Zelensky to fulfill EU leaders: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Slovenia’s Janez Janša and the Czech Republic’s Petr Fiala are heading to Kyiv from Poland to fulfill Zelensky and make sure the EU’s “unequivocal help” and “current a broad bundle of help.”