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Latest Developments in Ukraine: March 24

by VOA News

   For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit [1]Flashpoint
   Ukraine.

   For the latest developments of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine,
   all times EST:

   1:34 a.m.: Kyiv's mayor says at least 264 civilians have died in the
   Russian invasion of Ukraine, CNN reported.

   12:45 a.m.: CNN, citing the mayor of Chernihiv, says the Ukrainian city
   is overwhelmed with dead and the local cemetery can no longer
   accommodate all the war victims. "The city cemetery cannot handle all
   the dead, so we are keeping people in morgues and refrigerators longer
   than normal," Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko said. "We are burying people
   in the old cemeteries that haven't been used in a while."

   12:04 a.m.: Al Jazeera, citing a senior U.S. defense official, reported
   that Russian forces appear to be digging in and setting up defensive
   positions outside Kyiv.

   12:01 a.m.: The New York Times reported that some people in Russia are
   now having trouble accessing the Google News app and website.

   Some information in this report came from The Associated Press, Reuters
   and Agence France-Presse. '

References

   1. https://www.voanews.com/z/6932