Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of intimidating the Ukrainian people in an attempt to thwart the resistance of the Ukrainian people, following Russian troops invading Ukraine intensify their attacks on cities across the country.
President Zelensky said the actions of the Russian military were “waging a war for annihilation,” the New York Times reported.
The Associated Press reported that Russia had devastated populated areas by continuing airstrikes to neutralize resistance in Syria and Chechnya in the past. pointed out that they might be attacked.
In Mariupol, which has been under attack for 12 days, the death toll has risen to more than 1,500, and the bombing continues and there is no burial, city officials said.
The Russian army has not been able to achieve a strategic victory since the beginning of the invasion until now. The Ukrainian military said on the 12th that it had intercepted attempts by Russian forces on all fronts and inflicted “a heavy blow to the troops and equipment”.
The claim of the Ukrainian military cannot be confirmed, but it is consistent with the analysis of military experts such as the War Research Institute.
Russian officials, on the other hand, said the Russian military had succeeded in capturing Ukrainian military equipment, including surface-to-air missiles, and isolating strategically important southern cities.
The Russian military’s attack on Kiiu, the capital, seems to have intensified on the 12th, but video evidence shows that Ukrainian light infantry and Turkish drones hit mechanized equipment such as Russian tanks and artillery, and the U.S. Department of Defense and the British Defense Intelligence Agency also confirmed this.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Defense and the British Department of Defense said Russian forces were regrouping to attack Kiiu. “It’s already an ugly situation, but it will only get worse,” said Nick Reynolds, a war expert at the Royal Institute of Military Research.
For two weeks, Russian forces failed to seize the strategically important southern Mykolayu, while intensifying bombings on civilians destroyed a cancer hospital, which forced civilians to evacuate to air-raid shelters. On the morning of the 12th, residents were awakened by shelling and explosions.
Protests and riots broke out in Russian-held cities in eastern and southern Ukraine.
Russian forces had captured Melitopol less than a week earlier, but Mayor Ivan Fedorou resisted. “We will not cooperate with Russia,” he said fiercely, and citizens took to the streets to protest.
On the 11th, a video of a man with a bag on his head being dragged out by Russian soldiers was released from the city hall building, and President Zelensky said in a late-night speech that the man was Mayor of Fedorough and that Russian soldiers had kidnapped him.
Meanwhile, the UN’s disarmament chief said he had not found any evidence of biological weapons in Ukraine. Russia has accused the US of plotting biological weapons with Ukraine using migratory birds, bats and insects.
Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday that Americans will have to endure gasoline price hikes to sanction Russia. During a visit to Romania, Vice President Harris emphasized that “it is the price that must be paid to protect democracy.”
Deutsche Bank said it was “withdrawing” its operations in Russia, and British American Tobacco said it was withdrawing its operations in Russia.
Russia’s most popular rapper, Oxxxymiron, announced on the 11th that they would hold an anti-war concert one following another. His performances will be held outside Russia and the proceeds will be used to help Ukrainian refugees.
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