5 possible scenarios after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Today, Saturday, the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its tenth day, with the strategic port of Mariupol in the east of the country being subjected to a “siege” imposed by the Russian army, and “violent” attacks, according to what the city’s mayor announced, at a time when Moscow announced that it would allow safe passages in Ukraine. .

Details of the tenth day of the Russian war on Ukraine.

Doctors Without Borders: The situation in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is "catastrophic"

An official with Doctors Without Borders said Saturday that it is "essential" to evacuate the residents of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol quickly due to the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation there, as it continues to be under siege by the Russian army and its allies.

"The situation in Mariupol is catastrophic and is getting worse day by day," the emergency coordinator of the NGO in Ukraine, Laurent Leguzat, told AFP.

Speaking from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, he added: "There is no more water today, people have many problems getting drinking water, and this has become a fairly basic problem. There is no more electricity, no heating. Food is running out and the shops are empty."

After several days of bombardment, Russia announced a ceasefire on Saturday morning and opened humanitarian corridors to evacuate trapped civilians in Mariupol and the neighboring and also besieged city of Volnovakha.

But the Ukrainians later postponed the evacuations, asserting that Russian forces had violated the ceasefire, which Moscow denied.

Laurent Leguzat lamented that "nothing has been in or out of the city for several days."

And he added, "It is necessary that this humanitarian corridor be established very quickly to allow civilians, women and children, to exit. It could have been established today, but it was not established due to the lack of respect for the ceasefire."

Negotiator: The third round of talks with Russia will be held on Monday

Ukraine's negotiator David Arakhamia said on Facebook on Saturday, without elaborating, that Russia and Ukraine will hold a third round of talks on Monday with a view to halting hostilities.

On Thursday, the two sides agreed to open humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to exit some combat zones, although there have been delays in implementing that agreement.

Russia resumes its military "operation" against Ukraine's Mariupol

Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday it has resumed "operations" in Ukraine after declaring a ceasefire earlier in the day to allow the evacuation of residents of two besieged cities.

"Due to the lack of desire on the Ukrainian side to influence the nationalists or extend the ceasefire, (military) operations resumed at 18:00 Moscow time (15.00 GMT)," Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in video statements.

Official: Russian forces take control of a psychiatric hospital in central Ukraine

Today, Saturday, Oleksiy Kuleba, governor of the Kyiv region, told local media that Russian forces have taken control of the psychiatric hospital in the town of Borodianka in the central Ukraine region, which has 670 people.

"We don't know now how to evacuate these people, how to help them," Kuleba said. "They have run out of water and medicine." "These people have certain special needs, they need constant help... Many of them have been bedridden for years," he said.

Russian forces launch massive offensive in Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said today, Saturday, that Russian forces launched a large-scale attack in Ukraine, and that they captured several towns and shot down four Ukrainian fighter planes, "Sukhoi-27".

UN: 351 civilians killed in Ukraine

The United Nations Human Rights Office announced that 351 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion.

The office said from its headquarters in Geneva, on Saturday, that another 707 civilians were injured between February 24 and midnight on Friday.

The office uses a strict methodology and reports only confirmed victims.

Also on Saturday, the office said it believed the real statistics were much higher, "especially in government-controlled areas and in recent days", as it was late to receive information from some places where heavy fighting took place, and many reports are still being verified.

In turn, Ukrainian officials gave much higher casualty statistics.