18 Mar 2022

Russia appears to have stalled in weeks long Ukraine invasion

From Checkpoint, 5:46 pm on 18 March 2022

The four-week long war in Ukraine continues, but Russian troops appear to have stalled in their advance on cities including the capital, Kyiv.

In Mariupol, the only city to fall so far, rescue work is still going on after a Russian bomb hit a theatre in the town.

It appears most of the 1000 people sheltering in the basement have escaped injury.

The devastation and horror drags on, as Andrew McRae reports.

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