(2022-03-20). War In Ukraine Day 24: Overview Of Military Developments. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Street fighting continues in Mariupol. On March 19th, the DPR troops continued their advance towards the city center. In the evening, no major developments were reported. The Azov militants and other Ukrainian formations have almost no chance to save control over the city. The time passes and nationalist militants are running out of ammunition. | Numerous attempts of Ukrainian soldiers to escape from the city in civilian closes were reported. However, a lot of them are prevented from leaving…
(2022-03-20). Over 100 Mercenaries And Pro-Kyiv Troops Eliminated In Russian Strike On Base In Zhytomyr Region. Hypersonic Weapons In Action Once Again. southfront.org 
The press service of the DPR military released a POV video of the battle tank work near the town of…
(2022-03-20). Can an offer from the West bring peace to Ukraine? indybay.org Ukraine is being crushed | The consequences of war are dead, injured, displaced, destroyed lives, social communities torn apart, broken infrastructures and homes, misery and years of revenge. | Yet no one stops this terrible war. It is unbearable to watch.
(2022-03-20). Flautista cubana Niurka González recibe la Orden Caballero de las Artes y las Letras Francesas. cubadebate.cu La flautista y clarinetista cubana Niurka González recibió este sábado la Orden Caballero de las Artes y las Letras otorgada por el Ministro de Cultura de la República Francesa, por su virtuosismo y particularmente por contribuir a la promoción de la cultura de ese país europeo. La distinción se entregó en concierto que celebra el aniversario 25 del Dúo Ondina.
(2022-03-20). "I feel like I've been transported back almost 80 years. indybay.org People are desperately fleeing from bombs and rockets. I feel transported back almost 80 years and become pensive. Europe had sworn to itself: Never again fascism! Never again war! The scars remain – at the age of 94, I feel them more strongly than ever.
(2022-03-20). LIVE THIS WEDNESDAY 3/23 @ 7:30PM Eastern — Biden's Threat: Nuclear War or Sanctions. iacenter.org REGISTER NOW! Join the International Action Center WEDNESDAY MARCH3 23rd at 7: 30PM EST for a livestream event. The fires of war have been lit in Ukraine. The U.S. corporate media fans the flames despite the best efforts of anti-war activists around the world attempt to extinguish them. Now President Biden has poured gasoline on an already volatile situation by issuing this ultimatum: there will either be sanctions or there will be nuclear war. This threat means that, no matter what, the U.S. is hell-bent on making Ukrainians and Russians suffer. It means that the U.S. and NATO is holding all of Europe hostage in…
(2022-03-20). Vaccines don't block transmissions but reduce hospitalization & deaths. peoplesdispatch.org Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha looks at the rising cases in Europe and South-East Asia, as well as wider topics of science, technology and health…
(2022-03-20). Mayo Clinic researchers recommend investments in vaccine safety in Nature commentary. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The leaders of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group are emphasizing the need for increased long-term study of vaccines and their mechanisms with future safety of patients in mind. Gregory Poland, M.D., and Richard Kennedy, Ph.D., write in their commentary in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Immunology that greater focus on understanding vaccines' downstream effects, not only on immunity but also on all the other biological systems will provide information that can help make vaccines safer…
(2022-03-20). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: New cases of COVID-19 continue downward trend. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New cases of COVID-19 are down 90% from the peak, with under 75,000 new cases reported last week across the U.S. "What we're observing is a pretty dramatic suppression of cases," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "This is good news, but we need to be cautious." Dr. Poland warns that there are still people who are vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, including people who are immunocompromised; children under 5 who cannot yet be…
(2022-03-20). China to continue regular trade, economic cooperation with Russia, Ukraine. ecns.cn China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that China would continue trade and economic cooperation with both Russia and Ukraine based on equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect.
(2022-03-20). Much wants more and loses all. indybay.org It is the West that cannot imagine a life without money and the resultant luxuries. Sanctions or no sanctions, Western companies will sooner or later (I bet: sooner) resume business with Russia because — as everybody in the West knows — "money makes the world go round".
(2022-03-20). Chinese envoy calls for response, clarification over biological security issue in Ukraine. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Friday asked relevant parties to the biological security issue in Ukraine to respond to newly discovered documents and offer clarifications to remove the doubts of the international community.
(2022-03-20). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 19, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
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(2022-03-20). Xi has candid, in-depth exchange of views with Biden. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping had a video call with U.S. President Joe Biden at the request of the latter on Friday. The two Presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations, the situation in Ukraine, and other issues of mutual interest.
(2022-03-20). Non-stop arms: ambassador to U.S. says Washington shipping more military aid to Ukraine than reported. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 18, 2022 When U.S. announces arms supplies to Ukraine, some weapons already crossing in — Ambassador Ukraine is working with the Pentagon to ensure non-stop military assistance, so when certain decisions are announced in the United States, some weapons are already being delivered into the country. According to Ukrinform, this was stated by Ambassador …
(2022-03-20). Chinese vice FM calls for cherishing peace, pursuing win-win future for Asia-Pacific. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng on Saturday called on countries in the Asia-Pacific to cherish peace, work together in unity and pursue a win-win future for the region."ÄÄ"ÄÄ"The Ukraine crisis keeps the world on edge.
(2022-03-20). Many Africans Reject Washington's Position on Ukraine Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe — Mar 13, 2022 | Half of the countries abstaining from the United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Moscow were African Union member states | Since…
(2022-03-20). Wang Yi: China's stance on Ukraine is on the right side of history. ecns.cn China's stance on the Ukraine issue is on the right side of history, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.
(2022-03-19). Russia Launches Hypersonic Missile On Military Facility In Ukraine. Clashes Reach Center Of Mariupol. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On March 19, the Russian Defense Ministry revealed that it has used its hypersonic missile systems to strike targets in Ukraine. | According to the statement, on March 18, a strike with the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system destroyed a large underground storage facility for missiles and aviation ammunition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Delyatin, Ivano-Frankivsk Region. | At the same time, Russian forces used the Bastion coastal missile system to strike and destroy radio surveil…
(2022-03-19). Ex-Armenian Deputy DM: World living through most dangerous period in history. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Panorama.amMarch 19, 2022 Artak Zakaryan: We are living through the worst time in history The composition of NATO will be reviewed, and there will be no more unipolar world, Armenia's former deputy defense minister and a member of the Executive Body of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), Artak Zakaryan told reporters on Saturday. He …
(2022-03-19). France's Lutte Ouvrière demobilizes worker opposition to NATO-Russia war danger. wsws.org LO seeks to channel working class opposition behind the pro-capitalist trade unions, which support NATO warmongering against Russia.
(2022-03-19). Ionian Sea: NATO holds drills with three aircraft carriers, seven interceptor missile ships. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Sixth FleetMarch 18, 2022 Truman, Cavour and Charles de Gaulle Conduct Joint Operations in the Ionian Sea Naval forces from France, Italy and the U.S. conducted tri-carrier operations in the Ionian Sea, Mar. 17, in direct support of NATO security operations. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) integrated with the French carrier …
(2022-03-19). Cuba gana oro en Mundial de Atletismo Belgrado 2022. telesurtv.net Lázaro Martínez superará al también cubano, representante de Portugal, Pedro Pablo Pichardo.
(2022-03-19). Jorge Rodríguez: New Evidence Reveals Juan Guaidó's Links to Drug Trafficking. orinocotribune.com On Friday, March 18, the president of the National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, presented new evidence about the links of former deputy Juan Guaidó and his Voluntad Popular (VP) party with Colombian drug trafficking. | At a press conference, Rodríguez showed evidence of Guaidó's links with Italian-Venezuelan drug trafficker Biagio Benito Garofalo Forte, who was arrested this March 14 in Colombia. The drug trafficker had an Interpol red alert against him in more than 190 countries. | Since 2006, Garofalo was part of an organization that introduced drugs into Spain through the company Top Tropical F…
(2022-03-19). Turkey sells armored vehicles from Chile to Malaysia, from Senegal to Uzbekistan….to Hungary. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 17, 2022 Turkey's Nurol Makina opens 1st company abroad in Hungary Turkish armored vehicles manufacturer Nurol Makina has made its debut in the European market by launching its first company abroad in Hungary. Nurol Makina has made a name for itself with its recent export successes. It meets the needs of allied countries …
(2022-03-19). Pentagon chief's visit to Eastern Europe designed to secure arms for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Sofia GlobeMarch 17, 2022 Issue of military equipment for Ukraine to be raised in US defence chief's visit to Bulgaria During the visit to Bulgaria by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, the question will be raised whether Bulgaria would be willing to provide equipment to the Ukrainian military that they are trained to use. Austin …
(2022-03-19). US Military Presence in Europe Increases. orinocotribune.com Since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the US military presence in Europe has increased, which highlights a buildup of US forces in the continent not seen since the end of the Cold War. | According to the website
(2022-03-19). Opinion: India will not join any move by NATO against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com China DailyMarch 17, 2022 India's stance independent on NATO-Russia rowBy M.D. NalapatProfessor of international studies at Manipal University, India Since September 2021, some leaders of NATO member states had been repeating the error they made in 2014Ôºçof saying "post-Maidan revolution" Ukraine could soon join the European Union and NATO. In doing so, they ignored the …
(2022-03-19). Conservative party-linked Facebook page, Canada Proud, a major source of climate disinformation. nationofchange.org Leading the charge is Canada Proud, a right-wing Facebook page with close ties to the Conservative Party, which made post after post in the early days of the invasion urging the country to export more hydrocarbons to Europe.
(2022-03-19). For Washington, war never ends. mronline.org 
The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the rearmament of Germany confirmed that for the United States, the war in Europe was not entirely over. It still isn't.
(2022-03-19). Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Northern Algeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit northern Algeria, with an epicentre located 22 kilometres from Chelghoum LaàØd at a depth of 10 kilometres.
(2022-03-19). African Nationalism Is Not European Nationalism: Stop Projecting. libya360.wordpress.com Ahjamu Umi Everyday, everywhere on Earth, some European is coming into spaces with African people (or Indigenous people of the Western Hemisphere) to express their perspective that nationalism is a primitive form of human consciousness. Even most of these people who claim to support national liberation for colonized people still see any semblance of national…
(2022-03-19). La guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania saca a la luz la hipocresía de Europa sobre Palestina. globalizacion.ca Es sorprendente ver la inmediata respuesta europea, su capacidad de movilización y su elogio de la resistencia cuando esta es "blanca, rubia y de ojos azules". Antes de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, responsables políticos de la UE me preguntaban…
(2022-03-19). Russia-Ukraine Conflict: The European Union Navigates Between Two Waters. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is making visible the lack of a solid strategy of its own within the European Union, the organization increasingly resembles a ship sailing between two waters but whose decisions are subordinated to the distant helmsman in Washington. But all this stems from the lack of a…
(2022-03-19). [Comment] Offline: Ukraine—where responsibility lies. thelancet.com "Ukraine will either be free, independent, and European, or it will not exist at all", wrote the Ukrainian writer, Andrey Kurkov, this week. The health crisis facing 42 million Ukrainians has entered a desperate phase, one that is still not receiving the urgent attention it demands. First, the conflict has broken the country's already brittle health system, worsened by continued attacks by Russian armed forces on health workers and health facilities. Over 2 million people have been internally displaced.
(2022-03-19). Zelensky appeals to Germany's militaristic traditions. wsws.org The Ukraine war serves as a welcome occasion for Germany's ruling class to realise long-term ambitions for military rearmament.
(2022-03-19). #SpeakOutAgainstWW3: Workers and youth in Germany oppose militarism and war. wsws.org "Russian, Ukrainian and German workers must unite. They have the same interests. Nobody wants this war."
(2022-03-19). U.S. loses helicopter, crew in NATO exercise in Arctic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 19, 2022 U.S. military aircraft crashes in Norway A U.S. plane with four crews taking part in a NATO exercise crashed in northern Norway on Friday, confirmed Hovedredningssentral (HRS), or the Joint rescue coordination center, in Northern Norway. The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, a twin-engine vertical take-off military aircraft, was on a training …
(2022-03-19). U.S. loses plane, crew in NATO exercise in Arctic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 19, 2022 U.S. military aircraft crashes in Norway A U.S. plane with four crews taking part in a NATO exercise crashed in northern Norway on Friday, confirmed Hovedredningssentral (HRS), or the Joint rescue coordination center, in Northern Norway. The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, a twin-engine vertical take-off military aircraft, was on a training …
(2022-03-19). US military plane crashes in Norway. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — A US military aircraft with four crew on board is thought to have crashed in Norway while taking part in NATO exercises, Norwegian emergency services said on Friday.
(2022-03-19). Yemen Retaliates Against Deadly Fuel Blockade By Targeting Saudi Oil. popularresistance.org Yemen-Saudi Border — Under the scorching midday sun, Hakem Matari Yahya al-Buttaini's brother was on the cusp of finally being able to purchase the 40 liters of diesel fuel for which he had been waiting in line for seven days, when he got the call. Hakem had been executed by Saudi Arabia and the news had just spread through local media. Hakem was among seven Yemenis executed by Saudi Arabia on Saturday. | As much of the world's attention remained focused on Russia's war on Ukraine, the Saudi regime carried out a mass execution, killing 81 people in a single day, including the seven Yemenis and civilians fro…
(2022-03-19). Putin unmasks lies by U.S and West, rejects to embrace their dominance. plusnews.ug 
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin says western countries are to blame for suffering and problems faced by their people not Russia as it is being propagated. He made the remarks during a meeting on socioeconomic support for regions, he held this week. "I want ordinary Western people to hear me, too. You are being …
(2022-03-19). Russian-Ukrainian negotiations may take several weeks: Kyiv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — The talks between Moscow and Kyiv may last a few more weeks, Ukrainian Presidential Office Adviser Mikhail Podolyak said.
(2022-03-19). Zelensky calls for peace talks with Russia 'without delay'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called for meaningful peace and security talks "without delay" with Moscow.
(2022-03-19). Nasrallah rejects Hezbollah forces' fighting in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah categorically denied the media reports that alleged that a number of Hezbollah fighters and military experts are fighting in Ukraine alongside the Russian Forces.
(2022-03-19). In Video: Russian TOS-1A Thermobaric Rocket Launcher Hammer Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org 
File image. | The Russian TOS-1A thermobaric rocket system has been spotted in action for the first time since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine. | On March 19, footage showing a TOS-1A launcher firing an entire salvo of rockets at positions of Ukrainian forces in an unspecified part of Ukraine emerged online. | TOS-1 in action earlier today pounding Ukrainian positions, first time we see actual footage of…
(2022-03-19). Australian government sending second shipment of arms to Ukraine. wsws.org Defence and intelligence figures have acknowledged that the arms could end up in the hands of fascist Ukrainian militias, but insist that is a price worth paying as the US escalates the confrontation with Russia.
(2022-03-19). A letter to a friend on the historical and political background to the war in Ukraine. wsws.org This letter was sent by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North to a friend who requested North's opinion on a recent online discussion held at a US college on the Russia-Ukraine war.
(2022-03-19). Obama defense secretary Leon Panetta says NATO is in a "proxy war" with Russia. wsws.org Leon Panetta, former secretary of defense and CIA director under Obama and chief of staff for Bill Clinton, declared Thursday: "The way you get leverage is by, frankly, going in and killing Russians."
(2022-03-19). 'Ukrainization' and Neonazism in Brazil under Bolsonaro's Watch. orinocotribune.com 
By Misión Verdad — Mar 18, 2022 | On March 13, the Russian army destroyed the training centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Yavoriv training camp and the town of Starichi, where foreign mercenaries and volunteers were trained. | The attack targeting that military facility in Lviv region was confirmed by the Russian Defense Ministry, which claimed that 180 mercenaries and a large batch of weapons had been destroyed. | After this attack, some foreigners who had gone to Ukraine to fight on the Ukrainian side decided to return home immediately. The images and videos of their testimonies began to circula…