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Post by Admin on Mar 13, 2022 19:00:58 GMT
‘We are all at war:’ Desperation grows among Ukrainian diaspora 551 views Mar 14, 2022 Victoria Pidlisetska is a Ukrainian living in Los Angeles who rarely puts down her phone as she waits to hear from family and friends stranded back home in Ukraine. Her parents spend most of their time in a bomb shelter while her best friend has run out of food and water. The segment is part of “Hear Me Out,” an ongoing video series by LA Times Studios expanding on letters to the editor.
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Post by Admin on Mar 14, 2022 17:45:00 GMT
Ukrainian residents rescued after Russian strike hits apartment block in Kyiv - BBC News 56,463 views Mar 14, 2022 At least one person has died and 12 have been injured in a Russian air strike on a residential building in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Russian and Ukrainian representatives have resumed talks in a bid to end weeks of fighting.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian president's office hinted at progress, saying Ukraine was pushing for an immediate ceasefire.
But Russia continued its bombardment of many Ukrainian cities.
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Post by Admin on Mar 15, 2022 0:58:42 GMT
Horrific conditions in Mariupol - Ukraine’s city under siege - BBC News 108,918 views Mar 15, 2022 New pictures from Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol reveal the terrible conditions faced by its 500,000 residents.
Russian forces completely surround the city and shelling has already claimed thousands of lives.
People are surviving in basements and bomb shelters. Many are running out of food, water and heating supplies.
Reeta Chakrabarti in Lviv presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Andrew Harding in southern Ukraine.
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Post by Admin on Mar 21, 2022 17:44:34 GMT
The Japanese government is arranging to grant entry to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion even if they have no relative or acquaintance in Japan who can act as a guarantor, government officials said Tuesday.
The government plans to weigh each case on its needs and issue a short-term stay visa on a case-by-case basis as an exception. It will also allow the visa to be changed to one that makes employment possible, if the stay gets prolonged.
There are around 1,900 Ukrainians with Japanese residency status. The entry of displaced persons from Ukraine originally required that their relatives or acquaintances in Japan act as guarantors. Japan had accepted 47 evacuees on this basis by Sunday.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said earlier this month that the government will first allow in people who have fled Ukraine and have relations in Japan. Now the door will also be opened to those who do not, given the humanitarian crisis facing millions of Ukrainians due to the ongoing war.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed at an upper house committee meeting on Tuesday that "even those who have no relatives or acquaintances in Japan will be allowed to enter the country in principle if humanitarian considerations dictate it."
Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said evacuees who are granted short-term residency for 90 days when entering Japan will be permitted to change their visas to "designated activities" status for one year. The change will give them residency and the legal right to engage in work.
"We will flexibly respond to the visa status, sufficiently taking into consideration the situation facing the evacuees," Furukawa said at a press conference.
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Post by Admin on Mar 23, 2022 6:19:24 GMT
Amelia Anisovych: Ukrainian girl who sang ‘Let It Go’ in bomb shelter performs national anthem 203,443 views Mar 21, 2022 A seven-year-old Ukrainian girl who went viral for singing Let It Go in a Kyiv bomb shelter has performed a moving rendition of the national anthem at a charity concert.
Amelia Anisovych, who was recorded singing the famous Disney song while sheltering from Russian attacks, is now in Poland after fleeing across the border with her family.
On Sunday evening she opened a charity concert at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, singing in front of thousands of people.
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