Kiev officials say they are strengthening defenses after a ‘calm’ night

The Ukrainian capital enjoyed a “calm” night on Sunday, the Kiev City Council said on Monday morning – but authorities have warned residents to stay indoors as fighting continues.

“Overall, last night was calm, excluding some fights with sabotage and reconnaissance groups. However, the city was busy preparing its defense. We will see fortifications, tank traps and other defensive structures that have appeared on the streets of Kiev,” the council said in a statement.

Grocery stores and public transport in Kiev are open from 8 am local time, although the metro runs less frequently than usual.

“Please do not leave your homes unless you have an urgent need,” such as shopping for groceries or medicine, the statement said, adding that “street fighting continues to occur in all neighborhoods of the city.”

“We ask you to join forces and help each other: ask your neighbors if they need help, especially when it comes to the elderly or families whose relatives are defending Ukraine. Look after the apartments of neighbors who have left the city to prevent looting,” the council said.

The city curfew remains in effect from 10 pm to 7 am local time.

understand the conflict

After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn this Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.

Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (to the east of Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent). hours later, however, there was an attack on almost all of Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev.

According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.

In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.

This attack on the former Soviet neighbor threatens to destabilize Europe and involve the United States.

Russia has been tightening its military grip around Ukraine for the past year, amassing tens of thousands of troops, equipment and artillery at the country’s gates. In recent weeks, diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions have been unsuccessful.

The escalation in the years-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine has triggered the continent’s biggest security crisis since the Cold War, raising the specter of a dangerous confrontation between Western powers and Moscow.

(From Sarah Marsh and Madeline Chambers of Reuters and Eliza Mackintosh of CNN)

Source: CNN Brasil

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