Residents of several Belarusian cities located in the Brest region spoke about loud sounds similar to explosions. According to Zerkalo.io, residents of Baranovichi, Gantsevichi, Stolin, Luninets spoke about this - all these cities are located nearby (from 10 to 130 kilometers) from the border with Ukraine. In the afternoon, the Brest authorities reported on the upcoming exercises.

The Russian army is strategically important to capture Mariupol. The city is bombed and washed from the face of the earth. Reporting Associated Press Evgeniy Maloletka / Ap / Scanpix / Leta Mariupol is the most important city-port city and a metallurgical center in the south of the Donetsk region of Ukraine. He is right now - the main goal of the “special military operation”.

US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal. It is reported by Reuters. When asked by reporters if he was ready to call Putin a war criminal, Biden initially said "no", but then asked to repeat the question and said: "Yes, I believe he is a war criminal." Reuters notes that Biden used such rhetoric for the first time against Putin.

How Russia transformed a letter of the Latin alphabet into the official (and ominous) symbol of its invasion of Ukraine Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Russian military equipment with “Z” insignia in the village of Buhas, Volnovakha district, Donetsk region, which has been under Russian control since March 1, 2022 The first photos and videos featuring Russian military vehicles with an unknown marking on their sides appeared on social media several weeks before the start of the

The main thing about the twenty -first day of war The destroyed building of the Drama Theater in Mariupol, March 16, 2022. Military City Administration of the Donetsk region / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Zelensky again asked the West to close the sky over Ukraine, which Russia "turned into a source of death" The President of Ukraine, speaking to the US Congress, again asked the West to close the sky over Ukraine - or give its country the air defense system and aviation.

Zelensky explained to the US Congress what leadership is. And showed a video of the war in Ukraine, which is unbearable to watch. We publish this speech without abbreviations J. Scott AppleWhite / Getty images / AFP / Scanpix / Leta President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on March 16 made a video message to the US Congress, in which he again asked to close the sky over Ukraine. He also showed a video about the war that is unbearable to watch (although the war looks that way).

In Kyiv-a 35-hour commandant hour. The shelling of residential quarters continues. People leave the country Aris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Smoke after explosion in Kyiv. According to the mayor of the city of Vitaly Klitschko, Russian troops strengthened the bombing of residential buildings. The war in Ukraine has been going on for exactly three weeks.

The Soviet District Court of Tomsk fined local resident Stanislav Karmakskikh 45 thousand rubles under the administrative article on “discrediting” the Russian army, writes OVD-Info .

The court in the Hague demanded that Russia stop the war in Ukraine. "Medusa" tells how this historical process was going Peter Dejong / AP / Scanpix / Leta Representatives of Ukraine in the International Court of the UN Anton Korinievich and Oksana Zolotareva. Hague, Netherlands, March 16, 2022. On March 16, the UN International Court in The Hague demanded that Russia stop the war in Ukraine.

Following an inspection by RANEPA, the Moscow Prosecutor's Office has concluded that the Liberal Arts University's educational program is "aimed at destroying traditional values." This was reported by the BBC Russian Service, citing a letter from the department. The prosecutor's office saw in the program a violation of Articles 38 and 43 of the Russian Constitution, which speak of the right to state protection of children, as well as to free education.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko announced the release of Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov, who was kidnapped on March 11. According to Tymoshenko, Fedorov was released as a result of a "special operation" and is safe. He did not give any details about the special operation. He also did not say who exactly had kidnapped the head of the city. Update. The president's office said that Tymoshenko was exchanged for nine Russian conscripts.

In Mariupol, a rocket hit the building of the Drama Theatre. This is evidenced by photos and videos that appeared on social networks. The materials from the scene show that the central part of the building was almost completely destroyed. The city council of Mariupol emphasized that "the plane dropped a bomb on the building where hundreds of Mariupol civilians were hiding," noting that the entrance to the bomb shelter located in the building was blocked by debris.

The World Health Organization has suspended the approval process for the Sputnik V vaccine. It is reported by RIA Novosti. The reason for the suspension was the technical difficulties caused by the sanctions. The WHO inspection was supposed to arrive in Russia on March 7, but due to problems with the availability of flights and the termination of Visa and Mastercard in Russia, it was postponed. The WHO stressed that a new date will be set as soon as possible.

The same shift has been working at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for three weeks. The station employees became hostages of the Russian military Gleb Garanich / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta The Chernobyl nuclear power plant was one of the first objects captured by the Russian military during the "special operation" in Ukraine.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck off the northeast coast of Japan's largest island of Honshu. It is reported by Reuters. After the earthquake, a tsunami threat was declared; So far, there have been no reports of damage or casualties. As a result of the earthquake, about two million people were left without electricity, including 700,000 residents of Tokyo. At the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant, put out of action several years ago, a fire alarm went off. Experts are examining the object.