Invasion of Ukraine: Russian army advances to encircle Kiev

THE Russian army has already advanced to Ukraine, recognized the Ukrainian General Staff. THE Russia now gathers troops in eastern areas such as Kharkiv and Donetskas well as in the south, said a spokesman for the staff.

According to him, the main goal of the Russian forces seems to be the encirclement of Kiev. They also seem to be seeking to build a land corridor from the Crimean peninsula to separatist areas in the east of the country and also targeting its territory. Transnistria in Moldova.

He noted that battles are unfolding in its periphery Hersonissos, in the south. He also said that an operation was carried out to deploy 200 members of the Russian air force at Gostomel Airport, west of Kiev, but that the Ukrainian army was able to prevent it.

According to the staff representative, at Ukraine 60 battalions of the Russian army are operating, flexible, fast-moving units with 600 to 1,000 men. Ukrainian sources estimate that a total of about 90 Russian battalions had gathered in anticipation of the invasion.

Zelensky wants to develop a UN peacekeeping force

The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky asked for her support The European Union for the development of its peacekeeping force UN in his country, as the leaders of the 27 met extraordinarily on Brussels.

He made this appeal in a post on the platform Telegram. He also reiterated his call for the exclusion of Russia from the payment network SWIFT and impose an embargo on its exports Moscow.

She asked for “help to her army” Of Ukrainewith “weapons and ammunition” from Europeand be “supported” by European Council the development of a “UN peacekeeping mission”. Urgent action is needed, he insisted.

Its leaders EU agreed yesterday (24/2) at the extraordinary summit to impose a new package of sanctions against Russia.

Source: News Beast

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