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What Ukraine's war news looked like by 29 March 2022
Summary
Reports from 27 and 28 March 2022 covered abducted mayors, a strike on an oil depot and a call between Turkey's president and Putin.
What was being reported as of 29 March 2022? The preceding days brought several developments, from the fate of local officials to a missile strike in western Ukraine and diplomatic contacts.
On 28 March 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some mayors abducted by invading Russian forces had been found dead.
On 27 March 2022, a missile hit an oil depot in the Volyn region, according to Yurii Pohuliaiko, head of the regional administration.
The same day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by telephone with Putin. According to Erdogan's office, he stressed the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine. He also called for an improvement in the humanitarian situation in the region.
Taken together, the reports from those two days showed the war continuing to affect civilian officials and infrastructure, while Turkey publicly pressed for a ceasefire.
