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War news from Kyiv Independent:

14:06

Russiauses white phosphorus bombs in Hostomel and Irpin.

Russian forces targeted thesatellite towns of Kyiv with phosphorus bombs on the night of March 22,according to Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushin. The use of such weapons againstcivilians is banned by the Geneva Conventions.

22:19

Russia bans Google Newsservice.

Russia’s Federal Service forSupervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, orRoskomnadzor, has banned Google News service, accusing it of spreading “falsenews” about Russia’s war against Ukraine.

21:47

General Staff: Russianinvaders try to undermine Ukraine's sowing campaign.

According to the General Staffof Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Russian forces chaotically mine the Ukrainianterritory and deliberately destroy agricultural machinery. This threatens thebeginning of the sowing campaign in some Ukrainian regions.

20:15

Bloomberg: Russia’s CentralBank governor tried to resign over war in Ukraine, Putin rejected.

Elvira Nabiullina, who has ledRussia’s Central Bank for nearly nine years, tried to quit when RussianPresident Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bloombergreported, citing unnamed sources. Putin did not accept her resignation.

18:50

WSJ: Up to 40,000 Russiantroops killed, wounded, taken prisoner, or missing in Ukraine.

The Wall Street Journal wrotethat between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since Feb.24.The news outlet quoted a senior NATO official.

15:00

French Crédit Agricole, BNPParibas leave Russia.

France’s two largest banks bytotal assets – Crédit Agricole and BNP Paribas – are pulling out of Russia amidthe country’s invasion of Ukraine. Crédit Agricole added that its priority wasto support its 2,400 employees in Ukraine, who were helping ensure essentialbanking activities continued despite being “struck at full force by the war.”