The commander of Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv, Oleg Synegubov, said dozens of Russian soldiers had surrendered amid ongoing fighting in the city, which is about 32 kilometers from the Russian border.
He also claimed that captured soldiers complained of demoralization and misunderstanding of the mission, as well as lack of fuel. Synegubov posted photos of some of the Russian soldiers allegedly captured on his Facebook account.
He warned civilians to stay indoors, saying that “Leaving their positions, Russian fighters try to hide among civilians, asking people for clothes and food.”
Social media videos on Sunday showed several abandoned Russian military trucks surrounded by Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv as fighting continued after a nighttime bombardment by Russian artillery.
On Sunday, Vadym Denysenko, adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, said Russian forces had tried to “invade our cities. But the city of Kiev, the city of Chernihiv, the city of Mariupol, the city of Kharkiv are completely under Ukrainian control. Despite the fact that the Russians are sending their sabotage groups and bombing critical infrastructure, we defend all our cities.”
‘No Russian troops’ in Kiev, says mayor
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday that there were no Russian troops in the Ukrainian capital.
“There were clashes and conflicts at night. It destroyed several large sabotage groups,” Klitschko posted on his Instagram account. “Our military, police and territorial defense continue to detect and neutralize saboteurs.”
Klitschko said nine civilians, including a child, had been killed in Kiev since the start of the Russian invasion, as well as 18 military and territorial defense personnel.
“It is for the safety of residents that we impose a curfew until tomorrow morning. Don’t go outside. You can only leave if, at the signal of the aerial alarm, you go to the shelter,” he said.
“Russia is bombing residential neighborhoods in the Ukrainian capital. Russia is killing Ukrainians all over Ukraine!” Russia’s Defense Ministry said it only targets military installations, not civilians.
Source: CNN Brasil
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