A senior US defense official said, today, that Russian forces are still approximately 25 kilometers from the city center of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and 10 kilometers from city centers. Chernihiv and Kharkiv to the north. Information from CNN International.
According to the employee’s information, the distance is ten kilometers from the center Chernihiv And the Kharkiv means “to really be on the outskirts of the city” because of how the city is located in the territory.
According to the US official, the country does not contradict the statements that Kherson, a Ukrainian city near Crimea, was captured by Russian forces, as they are unable to verify the information. The mayor of Kherson confirmed Wednesday that Russia had taken control of the region..
The United States sees Russian forces achieving more victories in the south of the country and says it is aware of fighting in the country Mykolaivlocated in the south of the country and northwest of Kherson.
For the United States, the Russians have not yet taken control of a city Mariupolin the south, but fighting continues in the area.
“We note that the Russian forces continue to advance on Mariupol, and they are clearly bombing that city as well. (…) We still think that the Russians want to advance towards Mariupol from the north, as well as up the coast in the Sea of Azov ”said the employee.
Ukrainian defense indicates that the Russians are focused on besieging Kyiv
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense I mentioned today Russian forces are focused on besieging Kyiv, the country’s capital. “The main objective of the enemy remains the siege of Kyiv and the weakening of the resistance in the prohibited settlements,” the ministry said on its official Twitter account. Facebook.
“In the course of this task, groups of the Russian Armed Forces have exhausted most of the operational reserves and have begun to transfer additional forces and resources from the southern and eastern military districts.”
Information published by the invaded country indicates that the second levels and most of the operational reserves of the Russian Armed Forces have already been “operated” in the territory.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russians also have an “intent to take control of the Black Sea coast” and, accordingly, are preparing to land marines in the Gulf region, in the Ukrainian city of Chornomorsk.
Kyiv mayor says situation ‘difficult but under control’
The situation in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, is “difficult, but under control.” Yesterday said the mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko.
The mayor said that a place with a heating system destroyed by the Russian bombing the day before yesterday would be repaired.
The Ukrainian capital has recorded new explosions caused by air strikes near a railway station where civilians are sheltering.
* With Reuters
