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Ukrainian servicemen and volunteers carry a man injured during a shelling attack into hospital number 3 in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian Colonel Oleg Yaschyshyn in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Yaschyshyn was killed during Sunday's Russian missile strike on a military training base near Ukraine's western border with NATO member Poland. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Ukrainian soldiers pay the last tribute to colonel Valeriy Gudz who was killed in a battle against the Russian invaders, in a cemetery in the town of Boryspil close to capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian servicemen carry a washing machine as they help to relocate goods from a destroyed by shelling market in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)
People who fled the war in Ukraine leave Przemysl train station in Przemysl, Poland, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A firefighter walks outside a destroyed apartment building after a bombing in a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Russia's offensive in Ukraine has edged closer to central Kyiv with a series of strikes hitting a residential neighborhood as the leaders of three European Union member countries planned a visit to Ukraine's embattled capital. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Women cry outside a destroyed apartment building after a bombing in a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Russia's offensive in Ukraine has edged closer to central Kyiv with a series of strikes hitting a residential neighborhood as the leaders of three European Union member countries planned a visit to Ukraine's embattled capital. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
People who fled the war in Ukraine rest inside an indoor sports stadium being used as a refugee center, in the village of Medyka, a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
People who fled the war in Ukraine wait at Przemysl train station in Przemysl, Poland, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy receives a standing ovation as he appears via videoconference to make an address to Parliament, in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press via AP)
Premature babies who were left behind by their parents lay in a bed in hospital number 3 in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Refugees that fled the war in Ukraine wait to get registered at the congress center in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. It's estimated that more than 200,00 refugees that fled Ukraine arrived in the Czech Republic since the start of the war. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Ukrainian Irina Oscaria, 21 years, resident in Spain, hugs her mother Zhana Onishchenko after they arrived in Cizur Menor, northern Spain, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, after Russian's invasion of Ukraine. Oscaria's family traveled more than five thousands kilometers to arrive in Spain. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A firefighter comforts a woman outside a destroyed apartment building after a bombing in a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Russia's offensive in Ukraine has edged closer to central Kyiv with a series of strikes hitting a residential neighborhood as the leaders of three European Union member countries planned a visit to Ukraine's embattled capital. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
People attend a funeral ceremony for four of the Ukrainian military servicemen, who were killed during an airstrike in a military base in Yarokiv, in a church in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. At least 35 people were killed and many wounded in Sunday's Russian missile strike on a military training base near Ukraine's western border with NATO member Poland. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A child who fled the war in Ukraine waits in a bus after arriving to Przemysl train station in Przemysl, Poland, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office and posted on Facebook, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on early Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Zelenskyy said early Wednesday that Russia's demands during the negotiations are becoming "more realistic" after nearly three weeks of war. He said more time was needed for the talks, which are being held by video conference. "Efforts are still needed, patience is needed," he said in his nighttime video address to the nation. "Any war ends with an agreement."(Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Ukrainian servicemen and volunteers carry a man injured during a shelling attack into hospital number 3 in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russian warships fired missiles and cannons at the Ukrainian coast near Tuzla to the south of Odesa, according to an Interior Ministry adviser.

He said on Facebook that they fired a huge amount of bullets.

Russia wanted to test Ukraine's coastal defense system.

There was no attempt to land troops. He didn't say if any of the shelling hit anything.

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Here are the key developments in the war.

President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week to discuss the invasion of Russia with European leaders.

Russia has intensified its bombardment of the city of Kyiv, hitting a residential neighborhood in the capital city.

The European Union has imposed new sanctions, one of which is against the owner of a soccer club.

The leaders of three European Union countries traveled to Kyiv.

Fox News says two of its journalists were killed in Ukraine when the vehicle they were in was struck by incoming fire.

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A fourth Russian general has been killed in the fighting.

An adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry published a photo on Telegram of what he said was a dead officer.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported the death of another Russian general but didn't name him.

He commanded the 150th motorized rifle division and fought in Syria.

There was no confirmation of the death from Russia.

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The employee of Russian state television who was arrested after disrupting a live news program by protesting the war in Ukraine said she was not allowed to sleep in police custody for 14 hours.

I went without sleep for two days and the interrogation lasted for more than 14 hours, they didn't allow me to contact my family and close friends, and they didn't provide any legal help.

During Monday's evening news show, an employee of Channel 1 walked into the studio with a poster that said "stop the war, don't believe the propaganda, they are lying to you here."

She urged Russians to join anti-war protests and said that Putin was solely responsible for the aggression.

She was fined for organizing unsanctioned actions for her call to take part in demonstrations against the war.

The news agency said that the woman was fined for the video, not for her appearance on the show.

Tass said that she was under investigation for that on-air protest. A new law against the dissemination of deliberately false information about the use of Russian armed forces carries a prison sentence of up to 15 years.

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After nearly three weeks of war, Russia's demands are becoming more realistic, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He said there was more time needed for the talks.

He said in his video address to the nation that efforts are still needed.

Zelenskyy thanked President Joe Biden and the friends of Ukraine for the $13.6 billion in new support that was included in the spending measure.

He called for more weapons and more sanctions to punish Russia, and also called for the skies over Ukraine to be closed to Russian missiles and planes.

Russian forces were unable to move deeper into Ukrainian territory on Tuesday and continued their heavy shelling of cities.

The Russians refused to allow aid into Mariupol, despite the fact that 28,893 civilians were able to flee the fighting over the past day.

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Russian troops seized a hospital in Mariupol and took about 500 people hostage during another assault on the southern port city late Tuesday, according to the regional leader.

Russian troops drove 400 people from neighboring houses into the Regional Intensive Care Hospital. He said about 100 doctors and patients are inside.

He said that the troops are using those inside the hospital as human shields and are not allowing anyone to leave.

It's impossible to leave the hospital, they are shooting hard.

The main building of the hospital has been damaged by shelling, but medical staff are still treating patients in the basement.

He called on the world to respond to these egregious crimes against humanity.

Russian troops are trying to block the city from the western and eastern outskirts, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian army.

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A White House official said that President Joe Biden will announce on Wednesday that the U.S. is delivering $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine.

During a speech on the situation in Ukraine, Biden is expected to detail assistance.

The additional military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine will come from the larger government spending measure that Biden signed on Tuesday.

Biden has committed $2 billion in assistance to Ukraine since taking office.

Zelenskyy is scheduled to speak to Congress via video on Wednesday.

Zelenskyy could once again call on the U.S. and West to send fighter jets or help establish a no-fly zone, but the Biden administration is looking to send Ukraine.

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Russian troops tried to storm the city from their positions in a suburb north of the city, but were repelled by the Ukrainian forces.

Oleh Synehubov said on the messaging app Telegram that the Ukrainian army was able to push the enemy back beyond its previous position. He called it ashameful defeat.

There wasn't any information about casualties on either side.

Russian forces increased their shelling of the eastern city after dark. Russian troops fired more than 60 missiles at the historical center of the city the previous night, according to Synehubov.

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The US Senate unanimously approved a resolution asking for investigations of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime for war crimes over the invasion of Ukraine.

The Senate strongly condemns violence, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The measure doesn't carry the force of law, but it encourages international criminal court investigations of Putin and his security council.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said these atrocities should be investigated for war crimes.

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Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a Russian attack on a training base in western Ukraine. At least 35 people were killed in the attack.

The caskets were placed on bases in the sanctuary of the Church of the Most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

Three soldiers were buried on Tuesday.

The fourth soldier was buried in his hometown of Duliby. Vasyl, Vyshyvanyi's younger brother, was buried on March 4.

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Talks with Russia will continue Wednesday according to a top Ukrainian negotiator.

The talks were very difficult and sticky according to Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the president of Ukraine.

There are fundamental contradictions, but he said there is room for compromise.

The talks via video link this week follow three rounds of negotiations that have failed to produce any visible progress.

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have voiced cautious optimism, but haven't spelled out any details of the talks.

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A senior Ukrainian official says about 20,000 people have left the besieged port city of Mariupol.

The evacuees left Mariupol in private vehicles on Tuesday, according to a deputy head of office of the president.

He said that over half of the 4,000 vehicles that left the city have reached the city of Zaporizhzhia, which is 160 miles northwest of the city.

The city of Mariupol, a strategic port city of 430,000 on the Sea of Azov, has been besieged by Russian troops for more than 10 days, facing heavy shelling that has killed more than 2,300 people and left residents struggling for food, water, heat and medicine.

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A senior defense official said Tuesday that Russian ground troops have made limited progress in their effort to seize major cities.

According to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity, the U.S. has seen indications that Russia may need more troops and supplies than it has on hand in the country, and is considering ways to get resources brought in.

There has been no actual movement of reinforcement troops currently in Russia going into Ukraine, as of Tuesday, according to the official.

The official said that Russian ground forces are about 15-20 kilometers northwest of Kyiv and east of the city, which are being hit by long-range strikes. The official said that Ukrainian troops are putting up stiff resistance.

Russia has launched more than 950 missiles so far in the war, and both Russia and Ukraine still have a good amount of combat power.

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This report was contributed to by an Associated Press Writer.

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At a border crossing connecting Ukraine to the Polish village of Medyka, refugees continued to pour into Poland on Tuesday.

Cherkasy is in central Ukraine.

We would like to go back to our homes when the war is over. There were bombs and rockets in Ukraine. There were a lot of loud noises. We will return as soon as the war is over.

Oksana said she crossed the border to buy groceries to return to Mostyska.

She said there was nothing in the shops.

Nicolas Kusiak, who leads NGOs and volunteers at the Medyka border crossing, said that while they are seeing mostly refugees entering Poland, some are headed the other way.

The United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and even Poland are all members of the international legion.

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A senior aide to the president of Ukraine says that Russia has softened its stance in the talks.

Ihor Zhovkva, a deputy chief of staff to the president of Ukraine, said Tuesday that the talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives have become more constructive.

Video calls between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have followed three rounds of talks in Belarus.

Zhovkva said that it would be necessary for Zelenskyy and Putin to meet to make major progress after the talks.

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Turkey's foreign minister is going to Moscow to try to get a cease-fire.

Turkey's president said that Mevlut Cavusoglu would hold talks in Moscow on Wednesday before heading to Ukraine for talks on Thursday.

The Polish President will be in Turkey on Wednesday for talks that are expected to focus on the crisis.

The Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers met on the sidelines of a diplomacy forum in Turkey last week, but their talks did not produce a breakthrough.

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Slovakia's Parliament approved a NATO plan to deploy up to 2,100 troops on Slovak territory.

NATO is trying to assure member countries on the alliance's eastern flank by sending forces to protect them.

The multinational battlegroup is supposed to get 700 soldiers from Germany. The US will send up to 400 and the Czech Republic will send 600. The Netherlands, Poland and other countries will send troops.

The deployment of the air defense system will increase the defensive capabilities of the armed forces.

The alliance had troops in the Baltic countries after the annexation of the peninsula by Russia. NATO decided to increase its presence along the eastern flank after Russia attacked Ukraine.

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Italian museums said Tuesday that they had gotten a reprieve from a Russian request to immediately return artworks on loan from the State Hermitage Museum.

The director of the State Hermitage Museum said in a message that an agreement had been reached with Russian cultural officials so that the paintings of Titian and Picasso can remain on the walls of museums. The works on loan to the Gallerie d'Italia are the same.

Russian cultural officials requested the immediate return of the works last week due to the diplomatic tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The director of the Hermitage expressed regret that cultural relations between our countries have collapsed into darkness. The bridges of culture are the last to fall. It is time to protect them.

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he has convened a summit for next week to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine.

The March 24 summit will address the consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as strengthen NATO's deterrence and defense.

The White House confirmed that Biden will travel to Europe for face-to-face talks with European leaders.

The visit by Vice President Harris to eastern flank NATO countries of Poland and Romania last week highlighted the Biden administration's support for NATO allies.

NATO has been bolstering its eastern flank with troops and equipment to deter Russia from invading any of its members. NATO is concerned about sparking a war in Europe and won't send troops to Ukraine.

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The European Union has imposed sanctions on Roman Abramovich, the owner of the English football team, as part of a new package of measures against Russia.

The EU updated its list of individuals facing assets freeze and travel bans because of their involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Last week, Boris Johnson's administration punished the 55-year-old Abramovich in Britain. The aluminum magnate was one of seven wealthy Russians who had their assets frozen because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The club's director has also been suspended.

The EU said that Abramovich has had good relations with the president. The Russian leader helped him maintain his wealth.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry says that the Canadian Prime Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister, Defense Minister, and other Canadian officials have been put on a sanctions list.

The ministry said in a statement that they have been barred from entering Russia because of Canadian sanctions against the Russian leadership. Canadian lawmakers were targeted by the Russian sanctions.

The ministry said the decision was taken in response to hostile actions by the current Canadian regime that has long tested our patience.

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Moscow is withdrawing from the Council of Europe, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The Council of Europe's Secretary General was given a formal notice about Russia's decision to leave.

The Council of Europe suspended Russia's membership on February 25.

The ministry said that the Council of Europe has become an instrument of pressure on Russia and that it has been influenced by NATO and the European Union. It said in a statement that its withdrawal from the Council of Europe wouldn't affect human rights and freedoms in the country.

Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians have been killed and numerous residential areas have been targeted by Russian troops in the invasion.

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The president of the European Council discussed the situation in Ukraine with the president of the Kremlin.

The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin told Michel about the Russian view of the talks with Ukraine.

The urgent need to stop Russia's fratricidal war against Ukraine was the subject of a conversation with Putin.

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During a news conference with foreign journalists on Monday in Warsaw, the Mayor said that steps must be taken to avoid a backlash.

More than one million people have fled to Poland. There are 300,000 displaced Ukrainians in Warsaw. Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion have turned to Warsaw as a transfer point. The central train station has become a hub for people waiting for transportation.

The more problems we have, the more our attention is diverted to other issues for longer, which will cause problems in schools and hospitals.

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Serbia's police said a bomb threat that turned out to be false was received on a flight from Belgrade to Moscow.

The threat came before the plane took off. On Friday and Monday, the aircraft had to turn back.

The police are investigating the third false claim.

Serbian state media says the threatening emails came from Ukraine.

AirSerbia is the only airline in Europe that still flies to and from Russia.

Serbia, which formally seeks European Union membership but has maintained close relations with ally Russia, has refused to join an international flight ban against Moscow.

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Russia has submitted a proposal to the UN Security Council demanding protection for civilians in vulnerable situations and safe passage for humanitarian aid and people seeking to leave the country.

There are reports of civilian casualties in and around Ukraine and the draft resolution expresses grave concern. It supports the UN Secretary-General's call for dialogue and negotiations and calls for a negotiated cease-fire to quickly evacuate all civilians.

A Russian diplomat who was not authorized to speak publicly said the draft could be put to a vote as early as Wednesday.

France and Mexico co-sponsored a humanitarian resolution in the Security Council that was going to be moved to the General Assembly for a vote.

The draft resolution called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and deplored the dire humanitarian consequences of the hostilities in Ukraine, which are not in the proposed Russian resolution. There are no vetoes in the General Assembly of the Security Council.

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia told reporters that his country is prepared to support a humanitarian resolution after Monday's announcement by the French and Mexican ambassadors.

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Edith Lederer is an Associated Press Writer.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Canadian Parliament that his people want to live.

Zelenskyy urged Trudeau and Canadian lawmakers to help create a no-fly zone over the Ukraine.

Zelenskyy asked if you and your children could imagine hearing all the explosions, the bombing of the airport, and the missiles falling down.

Zelenskyy spoke from Ukraine to a packed Canadian House of Commons chamber, saying that the Russian war was designed to destroy the people of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy told the U.K. Parliament last week that his country would fight the Russians. Zelenskyy will speak to members of the U.S. House and Senate on Wednesday.

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In Mykolaiv, a southern Ukraine city bordering the Black Sea, there are walls of sandbags with mannequins for decoys. A support center for the military is protected by a high wall.

A volunteer at the center is Rodyin Lavrushin. There were plastic crates filled with Molotov cocktails.

Lavrushin said that the Russian occupiers came to our home and we will protect it to the end.

The Mykolaiv resident said her son was killed in the region.

He was a soldier and had just turned 24. He went to work with the military.

The situation in Mykolaiv cannot be described through words. I can't say that we are peaceful citizens. It is hard to put into words. It's a nightmare what Russia is doing on the territory of Ukraine.

The building that houses the Mykolaiv city morgue had no room for more of the dead so bodies were placed in plastic bags and left on the ground.

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Fox News says one of its video journalists was killed in Ukraine when the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by incoming fire.

Pierre Zakrzewski, a videographer for the network, was killed in an incident that also injured reporter Benjamin Hall. They were injured Monday in Horenka, outside of Kyiv.

Zakrzewski had covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria for Fox. Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, said in a memo to staff members that his passion and talent as a journalist were unparalleled.

He won an internal award at Fox for helping to get people out of Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal last year.

He was the second journalist killed in Ukraine in two days.

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