It's 3:15 am Saturday in Ukraine, what do we know?
What do we know in Ukraine?
Fighting is ongoing in and around Mariupol, as Ukrainian fighters inside the Azovstal iron and steel works continued to battle Russian forces attempting to control the city
Officials in Kyiv said 900 bodies have been discovered in and around the city. 95% died from gunshot wounds, many shot execution style
The EU is considering an embargo of Russian oil. The embargo could be introduced immediately following the April 24th presidential election in France
The first delivery from the United States’ massive aid package is expected to arrive in Ukraine within 24 hours
What else do we know?
In the wake of Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of Twitter, the company said on Friday it adopted a poison pill that would dilute anyone amassing a stake in the company of more than 15% by selling more shares to other shareholders at a discount
CNN has a story of previously unreported text exchanges between two lawmakers, Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee and Texas GOP House member, Chip Roy, and Trump Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, in the run-up to the January 6th insurrection. Lee’s texts, in particular, describe an effort to subvert the election results and the will of the American people to keep Trump in power: