A few days ago, Russian armored vehicles reached the northeastern outskirts of Kiev, where the suburbs including Irbin and Bucha are under intense bombardment, and soldiers are talking Ukrainians About fierce battles for control of the main highway leading to the capital.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said its forces forced Russian forces out of the Makariv suburb of Kyiv after a fierce battle, allowing Ukrainian forces to regain control of a major highway and preventing Russian forces from surrounding the capital from the northwest.
But the Defense Ministry said that Russian forces, fighting in the direction of Kyiv, were able to partially capture other suburbs in the northwest of the country, such as Bucha, Hostomil and Irpin.
alternative capital
Italian political analyst Daniele Ruffnetti said: "If Kyiv fell it will also be necessary to understand what will happen. Will (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky be arrested? Does he flee and continue to rule a part of the country to continue the resistance from it? Will there be surrender?".
Rufiniti added, in an interview with "Sky News Arabia"it’s a "It is possible that Lviv could be an alternative to Kiev, but there are so many variables that it seems risky to make this kind of prediction. Certainly, Lviv has important advantages and characteristics as an alternative capital, such as its proximity to the Polish border, its distance from the Russian border, and its easy access to logistics services for assistance.".
But on the other hand, the spokesman pointed out that Lviv "It will not be far from Russia’s missiles. Recently there has been a lot of interest about the use of supersonic missiles such as the Kinzhal, and Russia has succeeded in its propaganda. It’s an air-launched variant that uses the aircraft for greater range and initial velocity. A strike on Lviv with this type of missile would have an important significance in (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s narrative of war and conflict with the West.".
Sleeping Lions City
Throughout history, Lviv has been called by several nicknames, including "black city"And"Sleeping Lions City"And"royal city"And"The pearl of the crown of Europe"And"City Museum"And"The capital of Galicia"And"Little Paris"And"Little Vienna"And"Ukrainian Piedmont"And"باندرشتات".
Lviv is famous for being "chess capital"The Soviet Union, which annexed Ukraine until its collapse in 1991, greatly supported playing the game because its control over its championships was an expression of its strategic superiority.
The city is located about 70 kilometers from the Polish border, that is, on the cusp of NATO, so any attack here could have international repercussions, and the larger area serves as a crucial route for supplying the Ukrainian army with weapons, and broader resistance efforts thwarted Moscow’s plans for a lightning victory.
More recently, Lviv has become a springboard for Ukrainian displaced people, hosting more than 200,000 internally displaced people in a city of more than 700,000 people.
The Lviv Historical Center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the National Museum houses the most complete collection of medieval sacred art, and rare religious manuscripts in the country.
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Analysts are likely to be a city group Western Ukraine, close to the Polish border, is an alternative capital in the event of the fall of Kyiv. Indeed, it has become a temporary home for many Western media organizations and embassies, which were forced to move from Kyiv with the beginning of the Russian military operation.
A few days ago, Russian armored vehicles reached the northeastern outskirts of Kiev, where the suburbs including Irbin and Bucha are under intense bombardment, and soldiers are talking Ukrainians About fierce battles for control of the main highway leading to the capital.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said its forces forced Russian forces out of the Makariv suburb of Kyiv after a fierce battle, allowing Ukrainian forces to regain control of a major highway and preventing Russian forces from surrounding the capital from the northwest.
But the Defense Ministry said that Russian forces, fighting in the direction of Kyiv, were able to partially capture other suburbs in the northwest of the country, such as Bucha, Hostomil and Irpin.
alternative capital
“If Kyiv falls it will also be necessary to understand what will happen. Will (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky be arrested? Will he flee and continue to rule part of the country to continue the resistance from it? Will there be surrender?”
In an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, Rufiniti added, “It is possible that Lviv will be an alternative to Kiev, but there are many variables. It seems that doing this kind of prediction is risky. It is certain that Lviv has important advantages and characteristics to be the alternative capital.” , such as its proximity to the Polish border, its distance from the Russian border, and its easy access to logistics services for assistance.”
On the other hand, the spokesman noted that Lviv “will not be far from Russia’s missiles. Recently there has been a lot of interest about the use of hypersonic missiles such as the Kinzhal, and Russia has succeeded in its propaganda. It is an air-launched variant that uses the aircraft for a greater range and initial speed.” A strike on Lviv with this type of missile will have an important significance in (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s narrative of war and conflict with the West.”
Sleeping Lions City
Throughout history, Lviv has been called by several nicknames, including “The City of Lions”, “The City of Sleeping Lions”, “The Royal City”, “The Pearl of the Crown of Europe”, “The City Museum”, “The Capital of Galicia”, and Little Paris, Little Vienna, Ukrainian Piedmont and Banderstadt.
Lviv is famous for being the “capital of chess”, and the Soviet Union, which included Ukraine until its collapse in 1991, greatly supported playing the game because its control over its tournaments was an expression of its strategic superiority.
The city is located about 70 kilometers from the Polish border, that is, on the cusp of NATO, so any attack here could have international repercussions, and the larger area serves as a crucial route for supplying the Ukrainian army with weapons, and broader resistance efforts thwarted Moscow’s plans for a lightning victory.
More recently, Lviv has become a springboard for Ukrainian displaced people, hosting more than 200,000 internally displaced people in a city of more than 700,000 people.
The Lviv Historical Center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the National Museum houses the most complete collection of medieval sacred art, and rare religious manuscripts in the country.