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Monday, March 21, 2022
Kyiv mayor announces new curfew in Ukraine capital after shelling of mall kills 8
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Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko announces a new curfew for the Ukrainian capital that will last until Wednesday morning.
The curfew “will begin at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) and last until 7:00 am (0500 GMT) on March 23,” Klitschko writes on Telegram.
The BBC reports that under the terms of the curfew, anyone on the streets of the Ukrainian capital who doesn’t have a special pass or is not on the way to a shelter will be considered an enemy combatant.
The announcement comes after at least eight people are killed in the bombing of a shopping center in northwest Kyiv overnight. The death toll has been revised upwards in the hours since the attack. The 10-story building was completely destroyed in the blast.
UK officials say that “despite the continued lack of progress, Kyiv remains Russia’s primary military objective and they are likely to prioritize attempting to encircle the city over the coming weeks.”
The Times of Israel Community.