Ukraine, Russia Agree to Civilian Evacuations

Ukrainians crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to

flee crossing the Irpin river in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 8, 2022.

(1) Civilians in some parts of Ukraine besieged by Russian forces were

able to evacuate Tuesday, fleeing in buses or on foot amid temporary
cease-fires. In one instance, people were leaving the eastern city of
Sumy, where hours earlier a Russian airstrike on a residential street killed
at least 21 civilians, according to local authorities.

(2) People were also seen departing the town of Irpin, near the Ukrainian
capital, Kyiv. Russia’s Defense Ministry said additional evacuation
corridors would be in place in Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol.

(3) Several previous attempts to set up a way for people to get out of
areas that have been subjected to Russian attacks during the nearly 2-
week-old Russian invasion of Ukraine fell apart, including one for those
in Mariupol, the target of renewed shelling, according to reports.

(4) Red Cross buses carrying water, medicine and food Tuesday
surrounded the southern part of Mariupol. Shortly after Ukrainian
officials announced the buses were approaching the city, however, the
officials said they had been made aware of shelling along the escape
route.

(5) It was not clear if the supply convoy arrived at Mariupol, and it
seemed unlikely that civilians would be able to board the buses for
evacuation, as stated by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna
Vereshchuk.

(6) The United Nations’ refugee agency said Tuesday that more than 2
million people have fled Ukrainian cities as Russian forces cut off food,
water, heat and medicine, sparking Europe's worst refugee crisis since
World War II. More than half have gone to Poland.

Map of Europe showing the influx of Ukrainian

refugees into European countries, according to the UNHCR.

(7) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg described the civilian

impact in Ukraine as “devastating” and called for “real humanitarian
corridors that are fully respected.” “There are very credible reports of
civilians coming under fire as they try to evacuate,” he said Tuesday.
“Targeting civilians is a war crime, and it’s totally unacceptable.”

(8) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Russia to allow

humanitarian access for civilians in Ukraine and said Ukraine's allies will
do "everything we can" to ensure Ukrainians have what they need to
defend themselves. "This is (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin's war to
subjugate a sovereign, democratic country.

(9) And until he ends it, the world will hold him accountable," he said
during a joint news conference Tuesday with Estonian Prime Minister
Kaja Kallas in Tallinn. This image contains sensitive content which some
people may find offensive or disturbing.

(10) Kallas said the conflict demands “our continued and united support
for Ukraine,” including military and humanitarian support, and closing
loopholes in sanctions against Russia. “We will keep finding new tools in
our toolbox until Putin’s war machine has been neutralized,” she said.

(11) A day after U.S. President Joe Biden and the leaders of France,
Germany and Britain pledged on a video call Monday to continue to hold
Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine, Biden announced a ban
on U.S. imports of Russian oil and gas.
(12) Britain also announced Tuesday it would ban imports of Russian oil,
saying they will be phased out by year’s end. Hours before the bans were
announced, Blinken said there is ongoing work to ensure a steady global
supply of energy from other sources.

(13) "There is a significant, not only opportunity, but imperative in this

moment to finally move off a dependence on Russian energy, because
Russia uses it as a weapon," he said.

As Ukraine Conflict Rages, US Looks to New Oil

Sources
(14) Blinken was heading to Paris for talks Tuesday with French
President Emmanuel Macron, who has spoken in recent days with both
Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russian attacks
overnight included bombings of cities in eastern and southern Ukraine
and shelling that hit several suburbs of Kyiv.

(15) Britain’s Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces are resisting

Russia’s advance toward Kyiv with pressure in towns outside the capital
city. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Tuesday such resistance
and supply problems are making Russian forces more desperate.

(16) He said as a result, Russia is conducting “indiscriminate shelling” of

civilians. Leaders of U.S. government intelligence agencies also said
Putin is likely to intensify attacks on Ukraine, despite Russia’s military
setbacks and growing economic woes stemming from global sanctions.

(17) "Our analysts assess that Putin is unlikely to be deterred by such

setbacks and instead may escalate," Director of National Intelligence
Avril Haines said at Tuesday’s annual House of Representatives
Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats.
(18) Haines also warned of the possibility of "unintended escalation" as
international tensions escalate. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director
William Burns told the lawmakers he believes “Putin is angry and
frustrated” and “likely to double down and try to grind down the
Ukrainian military with no regard for civilian casualties."

(19) Kuleba and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were due to
meet Thursday in Turkey to discuss the situation. Kuleba said he will
propose a direct meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin. “We want talks
between the president of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin since he is the one
who makes the final decisions,” Kuleba said on Ukrainian television. A
series of lower-level talks between the two sides yielded no major
breakthroughs in resolving the conflict.
……………Vocabulary &Phrases……………
-bear down (v) make more difficult/worse/intensified ធ្វើឱ្យកាន់តែលំ បាក/ធ្ងនធ
់ ្ងរ
-condemn (v) censure, criticize, castigate, attack, denounce, deplore,
decry ថ្កោ លទោស/រះគន់
ិ ឬវាយប្រហារ
-abstain (v) not vote, decline/refuse to vote, sit on the fence អនុបវាទ
-abide by (v) stick to, obey, adhere to, follow, conform to, accept without
objection, acquiesce ប្រកាន់ខ្ជា ប់ ឬអនុវត្តតាម
-refrain from (v) abstain, desist, hold back, stop oneself, withhold,
forbear, forgo អត់ធ្មត/់ ទ្រាំ ឬទប់អារម្មណ៍
-military machine (nph) the military forces of a nation អំណាច ឬកម្លា ងំ យោធា
របស់ប្រទេសជាតិ
-shift (v) change, alter, modify, adjust, amend ផ្លា ស់បូ រ/កែប្រែ
្ត ឬធ្វើវសោធនកម្ម
ិ
-deprive (v) dispossess, strip, divest, relieve, bereave ដកហូតសិទ្ធ/ិ បង្អា ត់
-contingency plan (n.ph) a plan designed to take account of a possible
future event or circumstance ផែនការឆ្លើយតបទៅនង ឹ ព្រត
ឹ កា
្តិ រណ៍
-podium (n) platform, stage, dais, rostrum, stand, mandapam វេទកា ិ
-reversal (n) turnaround, turnabout, about-face, volte-face, change of
heart ការប្រែក្រឡះ ឬការផ្លា ស់បូ រ្ត
-outrage (n) indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval, wrath គំហង
ឹ
/ការបំពាន
-eternal (adj) everlasting, never-ending, endless, without end, perpetual,
undying ដែលអមតៈ ឬគ្មា នទប ី ំផុត
-inspire (adj) stimulate, motivate, cause, incline, persuade, encourage,
influence ញំាងឱ្យធ្វើអ្វីមយ
ួ ឬបំផុសគំនិត
-inhumane (adj) cruel, harsh, brutal, callous, sadistic, severe, savage,
vicious ដែលឃោឃៅ ឬដែលគ្មា នមនុស្សធម៌
-atrocity (n) cruelty, barbarism, bestiality, act of savagery អំពើព្រៃផ្សៃ
-muster (v) assemble, bring together, call together, marshal, mobilize,
rally ប្រមូលផ្តុំ/កេណ្ឌ ឬគៀងគ
-align with (v) line up, range, arrange in line, put in order, put in
rows/columns, give support to ចងជាសម្ពន ័ ្ធ/ដាក់ជាជួរ ឬគាំទ្រ
-categorically (adv) in a way that is unambiguously explicit and direct
យ៉ា ងដាច់ខាត ឬយ៉ា ងដាច់អហង្គការ
-spare no effort (v) do everything one possibly can in order to achieve
s.th ខតិ ខំប្រង
ឹ ប្រែង
-flagrant (adj) blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident, conspicuous,
naked ដែលជាក់ស្តែង/ដែលច្បាស់ក្រឡែត/យ៉ា ងអាក្រក់ ឬធ្ងនធ
់ ្ងរ
-hypocrisy (n) sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism, piousness,
affected piety ការលាក់ពុត ឬការធ្វើពុត
-illicit (adj) illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, against the law, outlawed,
banned ដែលខុសច្បាប់
-reciprocate at (v) do the same (in return), respond in kind, return the
favour ធ្វើបដកា ិ រ ឬធ្វើតបវញ
ិ
-deadlock (n) stalemate, impasse, checkmate, stand-off, standstill ការជាប់គាងំ
-invoke (v) cite or appeal to, pray to, call on, plead with ហលើកឡើង/អំពាវនាវ
ឬបួងសួ ង
……………………………..
-Humanitarian corridors (nph) a temporary pause of hostilities in a
defined area, designed to reduce civilian casualties ការផ្អា ក់ជម្លោ ះ ឬសង្គ្រា មជា
ី ំនយ
បណ្តោ ះអាសន្ន ដើម្បជ ួ មនុស្សធម៌
-besiege (v) lay siege to, beleaguer, blockade, surround and harass ឡោមព័ទ្ធ
-depart (v) leave, go, go away, go off, take one's leave, take oneself off
ចាកចេញ ឬចេញដំណើ រ
-hostage (n) captive, prisoner, detainee, internee, pawn, security, surety
ចំណាប់ខ្លា ង
ំ
-aware of (adj) conscious of, acquainted with, informed of/about,
apprised of, cognizant of ដែលដងឹ
-spark (v) arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke ញ៉ា ំង
/បង្កឱ្យមាន ឬបណ្តា លឱ្យ
-devastate (v) destroy, ruin, leave in ruins, wreck, lay waste, wreak havoc
on បំផ្លិតបំផ្លា ញ ឬកំទេច
-subjugate (v) conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quell, quash, gain
mastery over ដាក់ឱ្យនៅក្រោមអំណាច ឬបង្ក្រា ប
-phase out (v) to discontinue the practice, to stop production or operation
បញ្ឈប់សន្សម
ឹ ៗ ឬធ្វើឱ្យលែងមានបន្តិចម្តងៗ
-desperate (adj) despairing, hopeless, anguished, distressed, in despair,
suicidal ដែលអស់សង្ឃមឹ /ដែលតានតង ឹ ខ្លា ង
ំ
-indiscriminate (adj) non-selective, unselective, undiscriminating,
uncritical, aimless ដែលមន ិ រើសមុខ
-setback (n) problem, difficulty, issue, hitch, complication, a reversal or
check in progress បញ្ហា លំ បាកស្មុកស្មញ
-stem from (v) be caused by s.th/s.o, come from, derive from កើតចេញពី
-deter (v) put off, discourage, dissuade, scare off, dishearten ធ្វើឱ្យខ្លា ចរអារ
-yield (v) produce or provide, give, admit defeat, accept defeat ផ្តល់នូវ
-breakthrough (n) an important development/discovery or event ការវវឌ្ឍន៍ ិ
ថ្មីៗ ឬច្រកចេញ
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