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Right now is Day 36 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Listed below are the most recent key developments:

  • Russia has declared a one-day ceasefire in Mariupol, however doubt stays over whether or not it is going to maintain whereas trapped evacuees flee.
  • The top of Britain's intelligence company GCHQ, Jeremy Fleming, stated Russia had "massively misjudged" misjudged the scenario in Ukraine.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by advisers too scared to inform him how badly the warfare in Ukraine goes, the White Home has stated.
  • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky stated Ukraine is bracing for a brand new Russian offensive within the east
  • NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg stated Russian forces will not be withdrawing however "regrouping", and he expects "extra offensive actions."

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 Mariupol
A person walks along with his canine close to an condo constructing broken by shelling from preventing on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. There's hope that a ceasefire can maintain within the metropolis lengthy sufficient to evacuate individuals. Alexei Alexandrov/Related Press

Russian Troops Refuse Orders Says British Spy Chief

Russian troops in Ukraine are refusing to observe orders and sabotaging their very own gear, the pinnacle of Britain's spy company Authorities Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has stated.

Jeremy Fleming stated in a speech in Canberra, Australia that there was proof of rock-bottom morale amongst Russian troopers, who even by accident shot down certainly one of their very own plane through the Ukraine warfare.

GCHQ's evaluation hasn't been independently confirmed but however Fleming stated President Vladimir Putin's plan for the invasion of Ukraine is "failing" and that the Russian president "has massively misjudged the scenario" in Ukraine.

This included underestimating "the financial penalties of the sanction regime," he stated.

Fleming's speech comes amid an evaluation by U S. intelligence officers that Putin's advisors are misinforming him about how his army is performing.

Destroyed Russian tank
A person rides his bike previous a destroyed Russian tank on March 30, 2022 in Trostyanets, Ukraine. Britain's spy chief has stated that Russian troops will not be following orders within the Ukraine warfare.Chris McGrath/Getty Photos