Chernihiv has endured 'huge misfortunes and annihilation

Chernihiv has endured 'huge misfortunes and annihilation,' lead representative says

This satellite picture given by Maxar Technologies shows consuming structures in a neighborhood in upper east Chernihiv, Ukraine on Wednesday. (Maxar Technologies by means of AP)

Viacheslav Chaus, the local legislative head of the Chernihiv area, said Thursday that the northern Ukrainian city has endured "enormous misfortunes and annihilation" because of the Russian military's assault.

Addressing Ukrainian TV, Chaus said 53 groups of those "killed by the Russian assailant starting from the earliest stage from the air" have been conveyed to funeral homes in Chernihiv throughout the course of recent hours, as per the Associated Press.

Chernihiv - - which has a populace of around 280,000 - - was the site Wednesday where the U.S. International safe haven in Kyiv said "Russian powers shot and killed 10 individuals remaining in line for bread."

"The city has never known such horrible, gigantic misfortunes and obliteration," Chaus allegedly said Thursday.

Uzbekistan, Russia's partner

Uzbekistan, Russia's partner, calls for an end to war and says it will not perceive rebel-held districts

Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov said Thursday that his nation needs the conflict in Ukraine to end through discretionary means and that it wouldn't perceive rebel-held regions in Ukraine's east that is supported by Russia, as per Reuters.

"To start with, Uzbekistan is truly worried by the circumstance around Ukraine," he allegedly said. "Second, we are the defenders of tracking down a quiet answer for the present circumstance and settling the contention through political and strategic means. In any case, to do that, most importantly, threats and savagery should stop right away."

Fears grow for Ukrainian civilians

Fears grow for Ukrainian civilians after the checkpoint is shelled and evacuations fail for a second day

Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN)Concern was mounting Sunday for the plight of civilians trapped in the besieged southeastern Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, as well as in the capital, Kyiv after three people were reported killed Sunday in a blast at an evacuation crossing point.

Two mortar or artillery shells hit the checkpoint in the suburb of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said, and two children were among those killed. Social media videos showed extensive destruction.

International media filming at the checkpoint reported that a shell landed as a stream of civilians was coming through.

In the country's southeast, hopes that a second attempt to open up safe evacuation routes for civilians in Mariupol and Volnovakha might succeed, after a first effort failed on Saturday, were dashed within hours.

The governor of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said on Facebook on Sunday that the planned "evacuation convoy with local residents was never able to leave Mariupol today: the Russians began to regroup their forces and heavy shelling of the city. It is extremely dangerous to evacuate people in such conditions."

Kyrylenko added that a convoy carrying humanitarian aid from the central city of Zaporizhzhya, three hours from Mariupol, "has not yet reached its destination and is currently on its way."

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) also said Sunday's planned evacuation in Mariupol had failed.

"Today, our team began opening up the evacuation route from Mariupol before hostilities resumed. We remain in Mariupol and are ready to help facilitate further attempts -- if the parties reach an agreement, which is for them alone to implement and respect," the ICRC said on Twitter.

"People in Mariupol and in other places across #Ukraine are living in desperate situations. They must be protected at all times. They are not a target. People urgently need water, food, shelter. The basics of life. We need safety guarantees to be able to bring them aid."

Ukrainian lawmaker Inna Sovsun claimed Sunday that Russian forces had damaged a gas pipeline in southeastern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without heating in bitter temperatures.

"Donetsk-Mariupol gas pipeline was damaged by #Russian occupants. Now, more than 750,000 of people are left without any heat, while it's still often below 0°C (32 degrees Fahrenheit) outside," Sovsun said on Twitter.

Ukraine officials report an attack on the airport

Ukraine officials report an attack on the airport, humanitarian corridor fails again: LIVE UPDATES

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba denounced the attack Sunday on the town of Vinnytsia and its civilian airport, with Russian officials claiming the airport served a 'dual purpose' as a military base

Gas prices top $4 per gallon in the US, the second time ever

The national average for regular unleaded gas crossed the $4 per gallon mark for only the second time ever and sits just 10 cents from the all-time record high seen in July 2008. 

The nationwide average sits at $4.009, according to AAA gas prices, up roughly 9 cents a gallon over Saturday’s average.

The price has risen 47 cents since Russia invaded Ukraine 11 days ago. Premium gas costs an average of $4.571, which is up 10 cents from Saturday’s average. 

The record high for regular unleaded was $4.114 in July 2008. 

Fox News' Ralph Giordano and Dagen McDowell contributed to this report.

Polish Ambassador: Putin has sights set beyond Ukraine, calls for decades-long Russian sanctions

Poland’s ambassador to the United States told Fox News he believes Russia has military ambitions beyond Ukraine and called for economic sanctions to potentially last for decades against the Putin regime.

"I believe Ukraine is not the last item on Mr. Putin's menu," said Ambassador Marek Magierowski, who spoke with Fox News from the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C.

"We have to be ready and determined to uphold the sanctions. Perhaps even for a decade or for 15 years or for 20 years, in order to see to the real effects," Magierowski said. 

Magierowski told Fox News that Poland announced Thursday it would increase its own military spending to 3% of the country’s GDP.

Saturday marked the tenth day since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale war against Ukraine.

Magierowski said Poland and other former Soviet satellite republics have always been wary of Putin’s ambitions. 

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"We have always been right about Russia and about Mr. Putin. Unlike other countries, I mean Poland, Romania, the Baltics, we have never had any doubts whatsoever about the neo-imperial ambitions of the Russian president," Magierowski said.

On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met virtually with U.S. senators, imploring the lawmakers to send additional lethal aid.