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Anxious citizens rush into metro stations during bombardments and children study underground. 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Inside the country, attacks continue to take a heavy toll: since 19 March, at least 25 civilians have reportedly been killed and more than 130 injured, including children, particularly in Donetsk, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia. We’ll have live coverage below, app users can follow here – and for all our key meetings coverage each day, go here.  [type] => 1 ) [25] => Array ( [title] => Forests are more than a resource: How Belarus protects its vital ecosystem [link] => https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/03/1167173 [date] => Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 [description] => Forests cover more than 40 per cent of Belarus. At the same time, the country recorded twice as many forest fires last year compared to the year before. 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