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What the war's 29 March 2022 backdrop looked like
Summary
A look back at reports from the days around 29 March 2022: abducted mayors, a strike on a fuel depot and a push for a ceasefire.
What did the news from Ukraine look like on 29 March 2022? Reports from the preceding days pointed to violence against local officials, continued missile strikes and diplomatic pressure for a halt to the fighting.
On 28 March 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some mayors abducted by invading Russian forces had been found dead. The statement drew attention to the fate of local leaders seized during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On 27 March 2022, a missile hit a fuel depot in the Volyn region, according to Yurii Pohuliaiko, head of the regional administration. The strike was a reminder that the war reached areas of Ukraine far from the front lines.
The same day, the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, spoke by telephone with Vladimir Putin. Erdogan's office reported that he stressed the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine. He also called for an improvement in the humanitarian situation in the region.
Taken together, these reports from 27 and 28 March 2022 set out the situation as 29 March 2022 began: Ukrainian officials reporting deaths among abducted mayors, a missile strike in the west, and a foreign leader publicly urging a ceasefire in a direct call with the Russian leader.
