Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

Zelenskyy: 4,000 Muslims Residing in Ukraine's Worst-hit Mariupol


Sat 26 Mar 2022 | 02:17 PM
Omnia Ahmed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Doha Forum virtually on Saturday and affirmed that Russians not allowing humanitarian aid to reach Mariupol.

During his speech, Zelenskyy highlighted the extent of damage that Russian troops have caused on Mariupol.

"Thousands have been dead," he said, noting that there were 4,000 Muslims residing in Ukraine's worst-hit city.

In the same vein, the president stressed that nuclear weapons should not be used to do injustice. “Injustice spreads like virus does,” he pointed out, citing the ongoing Russian invasion.

https://twitter.com/republic/status/1507626969793724417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1507626969793724417%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.republicworld.com%2Fworld-news%2Frussia-ukraine-crisis%2Frussia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates-day-30-march-25-2022-liveblog.html

 

Meantime, authorities in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, have announced a new 35-hour curfew in the city from 8 p.m. local time on Saturday to 7 a.m. on Monday.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the local residents are allowed to leave their homes only to get to a bomb shelter, adding that shops, pharmacies, gas stations and public transport will not be operating during the curfew.