What did Ukraine's leaders and neighbours say before 29 March 2022?
A look back at reports from 27 and 28 March 2022 on abducted mayors, a strike on an oil depot and a Turkish call for a ceasefire.
What was known on 29 March 2022 about the pressures on Ukraine's public officials and the diplomacy around the war? Reports from the preceding days gave a partial picture.
On 28 March 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some mayors abducted by invading Russian forces had been found dead. The statement pointed to the danger facing local officials in areas where Russian forces were operating.
A day earlier, on 27 March 2022, a missile struck an oil depot in the Volyn region, according to Yurii Pohuliaiko, head of the regional administration.
On the same date, the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, spoke by telephone with Vladimir Putin. According to Erdogan's office, he stressed the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine and called for an improvement in the humanitarian situation in the region.
Taken together, these reports from 27 and 28 March 2022 covered the fate of local leaders, a strike on fuel infrastructure in western Ukraine and a diplomatic appeal for a ceasefire.
