Ukrainian Army destroyed half of Russian transport that entered the country second-most grand city of Kharkiv, deputy head of Ukrainian Presidential Office Oleksiy Arestovich said Sunday.
Street fighting broke out out in Kharkov on Sunday and Russian troops turn up the heat on strategic ports in the south of the country following a vague of attacks on airfields and fuel facilities elsewhere which seemed to mark a new phase of Russia invasion.
Following his winnings on on the ground, Russia sent a delegation to Belarus for peace talks with Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered other locationssaying that son country was unwilling to meet in Belarus because it served as a gathering place for the invasion.
Until Sunday, Russian troops remained on The suburbs of Kharkov, a city of 1.4 million about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) to the south of the border with Russia, while other forces rolled past press the offensive deeper in Ukraine.
Videos posted on Ukrainian media and social networks showed Russian vehicles moving through Kharkiv and the Russian troops traversing the city in small groups. A video showed the Ukrainian soldiers Russian inspection light utility vehicles damaged by bombardment and abandoned by Russian troops on a street.
Oleh Sinehubov, the head of Kharkiv regional administration, told civilians not to leave their homes.
As Russia advances with son offensivethe West is working to equip Ukrainian forces outnumbered with arms and ammunition while punishing Russia with far-reaching sanctions designed to further isolate Moscow.
Huge ignited explosions up the sky early Sunday near the capital, Kyivoù people squatting down in homesunderground garages and metro stations in anticipation of a fullscale full by the Russian forces.
The flames were engulfed in sky before dawn an oil depot near a air based in Vasylkiv, where there was intense fighting, according to the city’s mayor. of President Volodymyr Zelensky office said another explosion occurred at Zhuliany Civil Airport.
by Zelensky office also says Russian forces blew up up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, prompting the government to warn people protect yourself from smoke by covering up windows with damp cloth or gauze.
“We will do it fight for as long as it takes to liberate our country,” Zelenskyy said.
terrified men, women and children research safety inside and underground, and the government maintained a 39-hour curfew to maintain people off the streets. More than 150,000 Ukrainians fled for Poland, Moldova and other neighboring countriesand the United Nations have warned that number could reach 4 millions if the fighting escalates.
Russia military also exert increasing pressure on strategic ports in South of Ukraine, blocking of strategic cities of Kherson on the black sea and the port of Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov, said a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, General of division Igor Konashenkov.
He said that the Russian forces also took control of a air base near Kherson and the city of Henichesk on the Sea of Azov. Ukrainian authorities have already reported fighting in various areas along the coast.
As Russia closed in on the Ukrainian capital, he also concentrated on pressing son offensive in the south of the country in an apparent attempt to take control of its coast stretching from the border with Romania in west to the border with Russia in ballast.
Ukrainian authorities have reported ongoing fighting on near Odessa, Mykolaiv and other regions.
Russian advances along the Ukrainian coast mark an attempt to reduce the access to its seaports which would deal a major blow to son economy. the offensive in South also could allow Moscow to build a land corridor to Crimea, which until now was connected to Russia by a 19-kilometre (12-mile) bridge, the longest bridge in The Europe that opened up in 2018.
President Vladimir Putin did not disclose son ultimate plans, but Western officials believe he is determined to overthrow Ukraine government and replace it with a diet of his, redrawing the map of Europe and the rebirth of Moscow’s influence during the Cold War era.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a Russian delegation of military officials and diplomats had arrived on Sunday in Belarusian city of Gomel for talks with Ukraine. Zelensky on Friday offered to negotiate a key Russian demand: abandonment of ambitions of joining NATO.
“The Russian delegation is ready for talks and we are now waiting for the Ukrainians,” Peskov said.
The President of Ukraine said that son country was ready for peace talks with Russia but not in Belarus considering Russian ally role in the invasion. Speaking in a video message on Sunday, Zelenskyy named Warsaw, Bratislava, Istanbul, Budapest or Baku as alternative locations.
Speaking in Russian, Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants peace talks and “will accept any other city in a country that has not been used for launch missiles. Only then could the talks be honest and end the war.
To help Ukraine ability hold out the United States pledged 350 millions additional dollars in military assistance to Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, body armor and small arms. Germany said it would send missiles and anti-tank weapons to the beleaguered country and close son airspace to Russian aircraft.
The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed to block “selected” Russian banks from SWIFT global financial Messaging systemwhich moves money about more more than 11,000 banks and other financial institutions around the world, part of a new round of sanctions aimed at imposing severe cost on Moscow for the invasion. They also agreed to impose “restrictive measures” on central russia bank.
Responding to a request from Ukraine minister of digital transformation, tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Twitter son satellite internet system Starlink was now active in Ukraine and that there was “more terminals along the way.
It wasn’t clear how how much territory the Russian forces had seized or how much of their advance had been blocked. british ministry of The defense said “the speed of the Russian advance temporarily slowed, probably due result of acute logistical difficulties and strong Ukrainian resistance.
A senior we defense official said Saturday that more than half the Russian combat power amassed along the borders of Ukraine had entered the country and Moscow had to commit more fuel and other supplies support units inside Ukraine than originally planned. the official spoke on state of anonymity to discuss internal US assessments.
The curfew obliges everyone in Kyiv inside was set for last until Monday morning. The relative calm of the capital was sporadically shattered by gunfire.
fight on the city’s outskirts suggested that small Russian units were trying to clear a path for the main forces. Small groups of Russian troops have been reported inside Kyiv, but Britain and the United States have said the bulk of forces were 19 miles (30 kilometers) from the city’s center as of Saturday afternoon.
Russia claims son assault on Ukraine only aims to military targets, but bridges, schools and residential neighborhoods have been hit.
Ukrainian health minister reported on Saturday that 198 people including three children had been killed and more more than 1,000 more injured in Europe’s largest ground war since World War II. It was unclear whether these figures included both military and civilian casualties.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova said troops in Kyiv were fighting Russian “sabotage groups”. Ukraine says some 200 Russians soldiers were captured and thousands killed. Moscow did not provide casualty figures.
Markarova said Ukraine was gathering evidence of bombing raid of residential areas, kindergartens and hospitals to be submitted to The Hague as possible crimes against humanity.
Putin sent troops to Ukraine after denying for weeks that he intended to do so, while building up a force of nearly 200,000 soldiers along the countries’ borders. He asserts that the West has failed take Russia’s NATO security concerns seriously, military the alliance to which Ukraine aspires join. But it has also Express son contempt for Ukraine’s right to exist as an independent state.
Ukrainian Army destroyed half of Russian transport that entered the country second-most grand city of Kharkiv, deputy head of Ukrainian Presidential Office Oleksiy Arestovich said Sunday.
Street fighting broke out out in Kharkov on Sunday and Russian troops turn up the heat on strategic ports in the south of the country following a vague of attacks on airfields and fuel facilities elsewhere which seemed to mark a new phase of Russia invasion.
Following his winnings on on the ground, Russia sent a delegation to Belarus for peace talks with Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered other locationssaying that son country was unwilling to meet in Belarus because it served as a gathering place for the invasion.
Until Sunday, Russian troops remained on The suburbs of Kharkov, a city of 1.4 million about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) to the south of the border with Russia, while other forces rolled past press the offensive deeper in Ukraine.
Videos posted on Ukrainian media and social networks showed Russian vehicles moving through Kharkiv and the Russian troops traversing the city in small groups. A video showed the Ukrainian soldiers Russian inspection light utility vehicles damaged by bombardment and abandoned by Russian troops on a street.
Oleh Sinehubov, the head of Kharkiv regional administration, told civilians not to leave their homes.
As Russia advances with son offensivethe West is working to equip Ukrainian forces outnumbered with arms and ammunition while punishing Russia with far-reaching sanctions designed to further isolate Moscow.
Huge ignited explosions up the sky early Sunday near the capital, Kyivoù people squatting down in homesunderground garages and metro stations in anticipation of a fullscale full by the Russian forces.
The flames were engulfed in sky before dawn an oil depot near a air based in Vasylkiv, where there was intense fighting, according to the city’s mayor. of President Volodymyr Zelensky office said another explosion occurred at Zhuliany Civil Airport.
by Zelensky office also says Russian forces blew up up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, prompting the government to warn people protect yourself from smoke by covering up windows with damp cloth or gauze.
“We will do it fight for as long as it takes to liberate our country,” Zelenskyy said.
terrified men, women and children research safety inside and underground, and the government maintained a 39-hour curfew to maintain people off the streets. More than 150,000 Ukrainians fled for Poland, Moldova and other neighboring countriesand the United Nations have warned that number could reach 4 millions if the fighting escalates.
Russia military also exert increasing pressure on strategic ports in South of Ukraine, blocking of strategic cities of Kherson on the black sea and the port of Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov, said a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, General of division Igor Konashenkov.
He said that the Russian forces also took control of a air base near Kherson and the city of Henichesk on the Sea of Azov. Ukrainian authorities have already reported fighting in various areas along the coast.
As Russia closed in on the Ukrainian capital, he also concentrated on pressing son offensive in the south of the country in an apparent attempt to take control of its coast stretching from the border with Romania in west to the border with Russia in ballast.
Ukrainian authorities have reported ongoing fighting on near Odessa, Mykolaiv and other regions.
Russian advances along the Ukrainian coast mark an attempt to reduce the access to its seaports which would deal a major blow to son economy. the offensive in South also could allow Moscow to build a land corridor to Crimea, which until now was connected to Russia by a 19-kilometre (12-mile) bridge, the longest bridge in The Europe that opened up in 2018.
President Vladimir Putin did not disclose son ultimate plans, but Western officials believe he is determined to overthrow Ukraine government and replace it with a diet of his, redrawing the map of Europe and the rebirth of Moscow’s influence during the Cold War era.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a Russian delegation of military officials and diplomats had arrived on Sunday in Belarusian city of Gomel for talks with Ukraine. Zelensky on Friday offered to negotiate a key Russian demand: abandonment of ambitions of joining NATO.
“The Russian delegation is ready for talks and we are now waiting for the Ukrainians,” Peskov said.
The President of Ukraine said that son country was ready for peace talks with Russia but not in Belarus considering Russian ally role in the invasion. Speaking in a video message on Sunday, Zelenskyy named Warsaw, Bratislava, Istanbul, Budapest or Baku as alternative locations.
Speaking in Russian, Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants peace talks and “will accept any other city in a country that has not been used for launch missiles. Only then could the talks be honest and end the war.
To help Ukraine ability hold out the United States pledged 350 millions additional dollars in military assistance to Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, body armor and small arms. Germany said it would send missiles and anti-tank weapons to the beleaguered country and close son airspace to Russian aircraft.
The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed to block “selected” Russian banks from SWIFT global financial Messaging systemwhich moves money about more more than 11,000 banks and other financial institutions around the world, part of a new round of sanctions aimed at imposing severe cost on Moscow for the invasion. They also agreed to impose “restrictive measures” on central russia bank.
Responding to a request from Ukraine minister of digital transformation, tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Twitter son satellite internet system Starlink was now active in Ukraine and that there was “more terminals along the way.
It wasn’t clear how how much territory the Russian forces had seized or how much of their advance had been blocked. british ministry of The defense said “the speed of the Russian advance temporarily slowed, probably due result of acute logistical difficulties and strong Ukrainian resistance.
A senior we defense official said Saturday that more than half the Russian combat power amassed along the borders of Ukraine had entered the country and Moscow had to commit more fuel and other supplies support units inside Ukraine than originally planned. the official spoke on state of anonymity to discuss internal US assessments.
The curfew obliges everyone in Kyiv inside was set for last until Monday morning. The relative calm of the capital was sporadically shattered by gunfire.
fight on the city’s outskirts suggested that small Russian units were trying to clear a path for the main forces. Small groups of Russian troops have been reported inside Kyiv, but Britain and the United States have said the bulk of forces were 19 miles (30 kilometers) from the city’s center as of Saturday afternoon.
Russia claims son assault on Ukraine only aims to military targets, but bridges, schools and residential neighborhoods have been hit.
Ukrainian health minister reported on Saturday that 198 people including three children had been killed and more more than 1,000 more injured in Europe’s largest ground war since World War II. It was unclear whether these figures included both military and civilian casualties.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova said troops in Kyiv were fighting Russian “sabotage groups”. Ukraine says some 200 Russians soldiers were captured and thousands killed. Moscow did not provide casualty figures.
Markarova said Ukraine was gathering evidence of bombing raid of residential areas, kindergartens and hospitals to be submitted to The Hague as possible crimes against humanity.
Putin sent troops to Ukraine after denying for weeks that he intended to do so, while building up a force of nearly 200,000 soldiers along the countries’ borders. He asserts that the West has failed take Russia’s NATO security concerns seriously, military the alliance to which Ukraine aspires join. But it has also Express son contempt for Ukraine’s right to exist as an independent state.