Her invasion Russia in Ukraine is in progress for a second day and after the Russian successes in the first 24 hoursthe goal is to soon fall 8 “key” areas, which will judge the success of businesses.
According to analysts, the main concern of Putin and his generals is rapid occupation of Ukraine or the territories they claim, so that they can sit at the negotiating table without their opponent being able to react.
Thus, as an article by independent.co.uk shows, the Russian army must soon occupy or continue to control the following areas, in order to completely weaken the Ukrainian resistance:
- Chernobyl
- Kiev
- Mariupol
- Dnipro
- Lugansk
- Donetsk
- Odessa
- Crimea
Map of the areas where fighting took place on the second day of the invasion:
The battle of Kiev
A bbc.com report states that Russian troops have arrived in Obolon, which is located less than 9 km from the center of Kiev. In fact, there are reports of Russian advance on Kiev from Ivankiv in the northwest and the Chernihiv to the northeast.
Shots have been heard in the city center near the presidential officewhile the capital of Ukraine is under further missile attack.
Also, several civilians have fled their homes, with the devastation being huge by the pounding of Russian artillery.
The fronts with battles for a second 24 hours
According to the Independent, the Chernobyl is located under the full control of Moscowwith the risk of immediate invasion of Kiev to grow. At the same time, strategic targets have been bombed in the Ukrainian capital, while the area’s air defenses seem to have been completely destroyed.
Also in Mariupol fierce battles are being fought, while according to the publication h Odessa must be occupied quickly, because it forms the basis of the Ukrainian navy.
So far, Russia has secured both new and needed territories – Lugansk and Donetsk – to continue the invasion, with the fighting being fierce, as Moscow wants to go to the negotiating table on its own terms.
The areas controlled by Ukraine and Russia before the invasion began:
Source: News Beast
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