Ukraine refuses Russia's demand of surrendering Mariupol, the important port city....
Associated Press: Russia "carried out a new series of strikes on Ukrainian military facilities with long-range hypersonic and cruise missiles."...
Russia's "Kinzhal" hypersonic missile is nuclear-capable with a range up to 2,000 km. ...
The U.S. also fears Putin will use nuclear weapons if the army remains stalled in Ukraine....
Russia continued its destruction of Mariupol, hitting a the famous Drama Theater....
Biden's spox Jen Psaki worries: Buying cheap Russian oil could put India on the "wrong side of the history." ...
Boris Johnson admitted the obvious: The West should have cut off Russian oil and gas in 2014 when the war began and Putin annexed Crimea....
It also seems the WH nixed an idea to send trainers to Ukraine so they wouldn't upset Putin....
President Zelensky: "The Russian invaders cannot conquer us. They do not have such strength. They do not have such spirit."...
Reuters: "Putin gave the green light on Friday for up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East."...
Russia continues to pummel Mariupol, taking out a children's hospital and maternity ward....
Kyiv: "Russian artillery and multiple launch rocket systems were pounding residential buildings and infrastructure." ...
"A vacuum bomb uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion, typically producing a blast wave of a significantly longer duration than that of a conventional explosive."...
The West made moves to cause more financial turmoil for Russia....
AP News: "Fighting on [Kyiv's] outskirts suggested that small Russian units were trying to clear a path for the main forces." ...
Ambassador of Finland to the US responds: "It is the sovereign right of each nation to make decisions on its security policy." ....
