War in Ukraine: Countdown to the siege of Kiev – Preparations for hand-to-hand combat

The next few hours are difficult for him Kyiv with the Ukrainian army to expects a fierce attackwhile information indicates that the siege of the Ukrainian capital by ground forces of the Russian army may begin.

OPEN news bulletin reports that Ukrainian forces have intensified Russian mobilization in the region Cherlini and Ivankifwhile the government emphasizes that it has seen mobility from units tanks of the Russian army.

At the same time, the information of the last few days that Russia is being strengthened will invade en masse from the northas from Tuesday (1/3) the Russians began to occupy territories near the region, especially on the border with Belarus.

Siege of Kiev

Reuters and Agence France-Presse report that photos from the American satellite imagery company Maxar released Monday through Tuesday night showed a long Russian convoy heading for the capital.

The people of Kiev as well as the soldiers of the region began to set up barricadewhile Ukrainian media emphasize that for the first time they will be given hand-to-hand combat.

Also, the country press notes that it may to invade and Belarusians as support forcesaiming to encircle Kyiv from the west and cut off communication with the south, a part through which Ukrainian civilians and soldiers have so far passed.

Maps from the “planning of the Russian invasion”

The siege of Kiev seems to have been “locked” by the Ukrainians as a fact that will happen, as the country’s media leaked maps of “Russian invasion planning”.

According to the plans they made public, the war is going to last until March 6. So, if the leaked maps are valid, the Russians have short time frame to bring the Ukrainian capital under control. Especially from the moment that the new round of negotiations starts on Thursday (3/3).