[The Epoch Times, March 12, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Chen Ting comprehensive report) According to the US satellite company Maxar on Friday (March 11)satellite imagery，Russiaarmy forwardUkrainecapitalKyivadvance and fire artillery at residential areas.
According to Archyde.com, Maxar said that inKyivIn the small town of Moschun in the northwest, many houses and buildings were on fire, and extensive damage and craters might be seen.
However, Archyde.com said it might not independently verify the images.
Maxar said one of the captured images showed aRussiaThe guns of the artillery position were firing in a southeasterly direction, and the muzzle of one of the guns flashed brightly.
Maxar said it was unable to identify the target of the Russian artillery fire, but the damage observed in Moschun was regarding 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) southeast of the artillery position.
Another image shows a man carrying a man trying to flee KyivUkrainePeople’s cars lined up on the highway, and another image showed the fire still burning at Antonov airport.
Russian troops bombed cities across Ukraine on Friday and appeared to be regrouping for another attack on Kyiv.
Russian forces expanded their strikes once morest airfields in western Ukraine and a major industrial center in the east, and their attacks quickly reduced the city to rubble.
According to the Associated Press, U.S. defense officials assessed the Russian airstrikes, estimating that Russia dispatches an average of 200 fighter jets a day, compared with five to 10 for Ukrainian forces. Ukraine has mainly concentrated on using surface-to-air missiles, rocket-propelled grenades and drones to try to destroy Russian warplanes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country had reached a “strategic turning point” in the conflict, without giving further details, but cautioned that it was impossible to determine how long the fighting would last.
“It is impossible to say how many more days we will have to liberate Ukrainian soil. But we can say that we will do it. Because we have reached a strategic turning point,” he said in a video address. At the same time, he also urged the international community to increase sanctions pressure on Russia.
On the economic and political fronts, the United States and its allies are moving to further isolate and sanction Moscow. U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will significantly reduce its trade status with Russia, while banning imports of Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds.
The move to revoke Russia’s “most-favored-nation status” was coordinated with the European Union and the G7.
Responsible editor: Ye Ziwei
