The Russians have found themselves in defensive positions outside Kiev, British and American sources say.
Today, March 24, will be the month since the President of Russia Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale attack on its neighbor. For this story, we gathered the key twists and turns of last night and last night from the front.
Ukraine: Russia destroys central bridge over Desna river
Russia has destroyed a key bridge over the Desna River flowing through Ukraine, he said this morning BBC (switch to another service) , which bases its data on Ukrainian sources. The news agency AP also reports this.
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Parliament of Ukraine Ludmila Denisova says that the bridge served as an important route between the capital Kiev and the city of Chernihiv.
According to Denisova, the bridge has been used to evacuate civilians and to take humanitarian aid to Chernivtsi, which was besieged by Russia.
– The city has no electricity, water, heating or virtually gas and its infrastructure has been destroyed, Denisova says.
The governor of the city Viacheslav Chaus said in a video message that help is still being sought in the city and that a new bridge will be built “after our victory.”
Britain: Russian troops in trouble outside Kiev
Ukrainian troops have stepped up pressure against Russian troops northeast of Kiev, the British Ministry of Defense said at night, citing intelligence.
According to an intelligence report, Russian troops in the area have significant problems with supply chains and combat morale.
– There is a realistic possibility that Ukrainian troops now have the opportunity to besiege Russian units in the cities of Bushan and Irpin, the report says.
These cities are located twenty kilometers northwest of the capital.
According to the report, Ukraine has managed to carry out effective counterattacks against Russia outside the capital.
A U.S. Department of Defense official, for his part, said the Russians in the defensive are not even trying to move toward Kiev at the moment.
Zelenskyi urged people to take to the streets around the world today
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi released a video message at night in which he appealed to people around the world to protest publicly against the war in Ukraine. Today, Thursday, is a month since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Zelenskyi said Russia started a war against freedom.
– This is just the beginning for Russia, the president said in an English-language video message.
– Russia is trying to show that only cruelty and brute force matter, he continued.
Zelenskyi urged people around the world to show off in the streets and wear Ukrainian symbols.
– Explain that people matter, freedom matters, peace matters. Ukraine matters.
In his speech, the President of Ukraine also addressed the Russian people separately.
Zelenskyi stressed that Russia would spend not only its war but also its propaganda on the tax money of the common people.
– They’re lying about a war paid by your taxes. And that makes all Russian citizens poorer. Poorer every day.