Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused retreating Kremlin forces of leaving behind thousands of mines in the Kyiv region.
A Ukrainian official warned that Izyum is set to be a key flash point in the fighting to come in eastern Ukraine, as Russia begins toRussia’s effort includes a sprawling convoy of vehicles that has maneuvered north of the city of Izyum from the Russian border. The eight-mile convoy is believed to include a command element, a support battalion, helicopter support and other forces, a senior U.S.
“We believe that this is an effort to reinforce and resupply their forces in the Donbas,” the official said, adding that Russia also has begun to reinforce its posture southwest of the city of Donetsk with artillery units.was seized by Russian forces on Fridaythe primary military staging and launching point for their assault on what remains of Ukrainian-held territory in the region.Oleh Synegubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, where Izyum is located.
It is unclear how quickly the convoy will move or what its ultimate destination is, the U.S. defense official said. But it is “clear evidence,” he added, that Russia is already starting to follow through on its stated goal of emphasizing the Donbas region, after failing to seize the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv earlier in its invasion.
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