Shelling of Zaporizhzhia, IMF mission, and sanctions against China: last night's highlights
Two people were killed in a Russian attack on a multi—story building in Zaporizhzhia; the International Monetary Fund's mission on Ukraine's loan program will start working in a week; according to media reports, the United States is discussing with its allies possible sanctions against China if it sells weapons to Russia. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
Shelling of Zaporizhzhia
On the night of March 2, Russian occupants attacked Zaporizhzhia. According to preliminary information, two people were killed. Five floors of the building were destroyed.
As of 06:30, 11 people were rescued and hospitalized for examination. Another 20 residents were evacuated.
Aid stations of the State Emergency Service, the National Police, the City Council, and social protection have been set up at the site. The victims are being evacuated by municipal buses.
IMF mission to Ukraine
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will meet with Ukrainian officials to discuss the parameters of a potential future lending program. The meeting will take place in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, from March 8 to 15.
However, Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko noted that there are “certain contradictions” in the IMF board of directors, as not all countries support Ukraine.
Sanctions against China
The United States is discussing with close allies the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if it provides military support to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
According to Reuters sources, the discussions are at an early stage. In consultations with its allies, the United States wants to enlist the support of several countries, especially those in the Group of Seven.
The evader posed as a bus driver
In Lviv Oblast, on the border with Poland, border guards exposed an evader who was trying to travel abroad by posing as a bus driver. The real driver was hiding in a place to rest near a WC. When the plan failed, one of the carriers offered a bribe to the border guards.
Other news from the night:
- Satellite images have been posted online showing the aftermath of a fire on the territory of an air defense training ground located west of the airfield in the Russian city of Yeysk, where smoke was seen the day before.
- Ukrainian law enforcement officers served suspicion notices in absentia to nine Russian servicemen who had used stolen phones and tablets to take “souvenir selfies”.
- Despite sanctions and a shortage of spare parts, Russian airlines continue to operate 467 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Before the war, they had 544 such aircraft.
- An informant for the occupiers who was guiding missiles at military and civilian targets was detained in Donetsk Oblast.
- In France, the first criminal arrest of a Russian oligarch's villa under sanctions was made. The villa on the Côte d'Azur is worth about 23 million euros and most likely belongs to Viktor Rashnikov, the owner of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works.
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