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Ukraine parliament extends martial law by a month – Metro US

Ukraine parliament extends martial law by a month

Ukrainian lawmakers attend a session of parliament in Kyiv
Ukrainian lawmakers attend a session of parliament in Kyiv

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted on Tuesday to extend martial law for another 30 days from March 26, approving a bill submitted by Preside

nt Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

The war in Ukraine began on Feb. 24 when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched what he called a “special military operation,” the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets, Writing by Alessandra Prentice, Editing by Timothy Heritage)