On the 39th day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, this Sunday, April 3, one of the Ukrainian negotiators affirmed that Moscow had “orally” accepted the main Ukrainian proposals.
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The main points:
► David Arakhamia, one of the Ukrainian negotiators, claimed that Moscow had “orally” accepted the main Ukrainian proposals, adding that kyiv was now awaiting written confirmation. Speaking on a TV broadcast, he hinted that talks aimed at ending hostilities had made significant progress.
► The Ukrainian authorities have announced that the kyiv region is fully under their control this Saturday. Earlier in the day, a Ukrainian presidential adviser said that Russian forces are operating a “rapid withdrawal” from the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions in northern Ukraine, and aim to “gain a foothold in the east and South “.
► After the departure of Russian troops near kyiv, the Ukrainians find partly destroyed towns with many corpses of civilians strewing the streets, as in Boutcha. Some of them had their hands when they were killed.
Times are given in Universal Time (UT)
12:05 a.m.: Kyiv said on Saturday that the entire Kyiv region has been “liberated”
The Ukrainian authorities announced on Saturday April 2 that the entire kyiv region had returned to Ukrainian control, after the withdrawal of Russian forces from key towns near the capital. The announcement was made on Facebook by Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Maliar. The localities of Irpin, Boutcha, Gostomel and the whole Kyiv region were freed from invaders.r,” she claimed. It is to be read here.
