{"id":4006,"date":"2022-04-04T19:29:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksus.net\/russia-ukraine-war-what-happened-today-april-3-npr\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T19:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:29:55","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-what-happened-today-april-3-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linksus2.linksus.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/04\/russia-ukraine-war-what-happened-today-april-3-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 3) – NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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People react as they gather close to a mass grave in the town of Bucha, just northwest of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday. Sergei Supinsky\/AFP via Getty Images <\/b> hide caption<\/b><\/b>
People react as they gather close to a mass grave in the town of Bucha, just northwest of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday.
As Sunday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:
Ukrainian forces retaking control over the Kyiv region are reporting horrors from the ground.<\/strong> They include bodies of men who were apparently killed execution-style<\/a>, some with their hands tied behind their backs. Ukrainian officials are urging third-party organizations such as the International Criminal Court to send investigators, and Human Rights Watch says it has documented several cases of apparent war crimes<\/a> committed by Russian troops. Russia’s defense ministry has denied<\/a> the accusations.
At least 11 mayors have been kidnapped by Russian forces<\/strong>, according to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. The mayors are from six regions<\/a>, including Kyiv, Kherson and Donetsk. Vereshchuk said at least one mayor had been killed.
Russia’s lead negotiator says talks with Ukraine will resume on Monday<\/strong>, but in its current state<\/a>, the draft for an agreement doesn’t warrant a meeting between the countries’ presidents. The disagreement on a potential summit comes after negotiators from both sides recently said their counterparts were showing a willingness to agree to the other side’s demands.
Lithuania has become the first country in the EU to immediately ban fuel imports from Russia.<\/strong> President Gitanas Nauseda heralded the decision and urged other nations to follow suit. Lithuania plans to immediately replace Russian fuel with liquefied natural gas<\/a> from other countries.
Some Russians are skirting website restrictions through VPNs<\/a> \u2014 virtual private networks.
How much are sanctions actually helping push Russia <\/a>to end the war?
Here’s a quick overview of the NATO alliance<\/a> and what it’s doing to help Ukraine.
You can read more news from Sunday here<\/a>, as well as more in-depth reporting<\/a> and daily recaps here<\/a>. Also, listen and subscribe to NPR’s State of Ukraine <\/em>podcast<\/a> for updates throughout the day.
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