Russian forces have moved closer to Kiev. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, about 40,000 people were evacuated from Ukrainian cities on Thursday.
We compiled for this story the three most important events of the previous evening and last night in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s massive military convoy would seem to have disintegrated
By Thursday night, Russian troops had advanced an estimated 5 kilometers closer to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the U.S. Department of Defense told CNN.
A massive 64-kilometer military convoy of Russians approaching Kiev would appear to have disbanded, said Maxar, an American space technology company.
Satellite images taken on Thursday show, for example, that armored vehicles detached from the convoy would have been transported to the vicinity of Antonov Airport about 30 kilometers northwest of Kiev.
According to a representative of the Ministry of Defense, Russia has further increased the use of weapons used at a distance, such as missiles, in recent days. According to sources, the images alone suggest that they have hit populated areas and caused a lot of damage.
The reason for the use of these weapons is the slow progress of the troops.
About 100,000 people were evacuated in two days
In the last two days, a total of about 100,000 people have been evacuated from various cities in Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said. Volodymyr Zelenskyi Thursday night.
About 40,000 people were evacuated during Thursday.
At the same time, the president accused Russian troops of attacking a humanitarian corridor set up for evacuation in the city of Mariupol.
Zelenskyi also said he had decided to send food, water and medicine to the besieged port city of Mariupol.
The evacuations from Mariupol did not succeed yesterday. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, the situation for residents is beginning to be desperate.
Russia has asked the UN Security Council to meet on Friday
Russia has asked the UN Security Council to meet on Friday, diplomatic sources said.
The meeting is expected to discuss Russia’s allegations that the United States has developed biological weapons in Ukraine. Russia has so far not provided any evidence to support its claims.
Russia has raised allegations of U.S.-Ukrainian cooperation in the development of biological weapons in the past.
The United States has knocked out Russia’s allegations on many occasions and suspects the allegations are groundwork for Russia’s own intentions to use biological or chemical weapons.
The British leadership has also expressed doubts that Russia might plan to use biological or chemical weapons in Ukraine.