The Russian authorities have asked China to provide military equipment to support the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, the Financial Times , The New York Times and The Washington Post reported , citing unnamed US government sources. According to them, Russia has been asking China for military equipment and other assistance since the beginning of the war with Ukraine. FT sources said Russia was running out of some weapons by the middle of the third week of the war.

The clothing and footwear company Vans has suspended its operations in Russia. Sunday, March 13, was the last working day for all Vans branded stores in the country, an employee of one of the outlets told Gazeta.ru. Employees learned about the company's decision to suspend operations on March 12, the source said.

Zelensky came to the wounded, on the streets of Odessa - anti -tank hedgehogs, Mariupol remains in the siege The war in Ukraine has been going on for eighteen days. Russian troops strike at the air - aviation bombed the Yavorovsky military training ground, where Western instructors had previously trained the Ukrainian army. 35 people died, another 134 were injured. Vladimir Zelensky visited a military hospital and met with the wounded.

Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov offered condolences to the families of Corporal Sergei Abramchik, who died during a "special military operation" in Ukraine. The message about it appeared on the site of the city administration. Sergei Abramchik served in the 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment, Andrey Gorshechnikov, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, said on VKontakte. He added that on March 13, the funeral of the deceased military man was held in Pushkin.

The eighteenth day of the war. Main @Backandalive / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta The consequences of a blow to the Yavorovsky military training ground in the Lviv region. March 13, 2022 2187 people died in Mariupol Such data about the dead from the beginning of the war were submitted by local authorities. The City Council of Mariupol also said that over the past day the city was at least 22 times to strike from the air, about 100 bombs were dropped.

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch said he hopes to become a member of the UK government program to receive refugees from Ukraine. He told this to Sky News on the red carpet before the award of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). “It is a truly shocking time to be a European, two and a half hours from Ukraine. This is what hangs over us,” said the actor.

Ukrenergo specialists have completed repairs and restored power supply at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which has been captured by Russian troops since the first day of the war, reports . Ukrainian Energoatom “Our Ukrainian power engineers, risking their own health and lives, were able to avert the risk of a possible nuclear catastrophe that threatened the whole of Europe,” said Energy Minister German Galushchenko.

Update. Adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Markiyan Lubkivsky, commenting on the statement of the Russian side, said that the information about the death of 180 foreigners does not correspond to reality. “This is purely Russian propaganda,” he told CNN, noting that there were no foreigners among those killed at the Yavorovsky training ground.

Update. Around 23:00 Moscow time on March 13, Instagram began to be blocked in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In the regions of Russia in the Far East, communication providers began to block the Instagram application, access to which Roskomnadzor promised to limit from 00:00 on March 14. In the Far East, where March 14 has already arrived, the social network stopped opening at exactly midnight local time (16:00 Moscow time), writes Amur Mash.

The city council of Mariupol, besieged by the Russian army, said that 2,187 people had died in the city since the start of the war. Over the past 24 hours, according to the city council, Mariupol was subjected to air strikes at least 22 times, 100 bombs were dropped on the city.

Francis Fukuyama - about what the war in Ukraine can end Leonardo Cendamo / Getty images Francis Fukuyama is an American philosopher, political scientist and economist. In his book “The End of History and the Last Man”, published in 1992, he formulated the concept of “end of history”-a state of balance, to which the world will come due to the inevitability of the spread of liberal democracy and the cessation of any ideological clashes and the confrontation of political systems.

Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Since February 24, when the Russian army invaded Ukraine, the ruble exchange rate to the dollar, the euro and other currencies almost doubled. At the same time, the Central Bank introduced restrictions on the removal and purchase of currency, and the savings of many Russians began to melt. How in a constantly changing course to preserve your savings? And will it be possible to do this at all?

During the protests against the war with Ukraine that are taking place on March 13 throughout Russia, 874 people were detained in 37 cities. According to OVD-Info , at least 423 people were detained in Moscow and 184 people in St. Petersburg. The Telegram channel “We Can Explain” reports that in St. Petersburg, police are detaining people who took to the streets with green ribbons.

American documentary filmmaker Brent Renault died in the city of Irpen in the Kyiv region. This was announced by the head of the regional police Andrey Nebytov. Brent Renault has previously contributed to The New York Times. The publication confirmed the information about his death. In a statement, The New York Times noted that Brent Renault worked for the newspaper for many years, but was now in Ukraine not on its editorial assignment.

How Ukrainians are trying to tell the truth about the war to their relatives from Russia - but they are not believed Oleg Yakovlev / RBC / TASS Millions of Russians have relatives in Ukraine. The war divided them. Many Russians prefer not to believe even close people who talk about the murders of civilians and shelling of residential buildings and hospitals. Medusa talked with Ukrainians who are trying to convince relatives from Russia that war is still in Ukraine.