The capital of Ukraine is almost surrounded. The capture of Kyiv is a priority for the Russian army. Russia’s victory in this battle threatens to decapitate Ukraine.
This may explain why the Russian troops decided to bypass the town of Chernihiv (285,000 inhabitants), which is still resisting enemy forces, to advance towards Kyiv.
Russian troops advance better in sparsely populated areas than in densely populated areas, hence the rapid movement of Russian troops from the town of Konotop (85,000 inhabitants) to the capital.
The Ukrainians are using Turkish drones, which will be particularly effective in slowing the progress of the Russians.
NATO generals believed that the Russians would seek to divide Ukraine into two parts, between Kyiv and West Kherson.
In the south, the Russian army launched an attack on the city of Mykolaiv (475 thousand people), which is currently resisting it. Probably, the next step will be to attack Odessa, on the shores of the Black Sea.
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About 500,000 people have been stranded for several days in Mariupol, without water, heating or electricity.
After evacuation corridors around the city failed, the Russians offered evacuation corridors to Russia or Belarus, provoking an angry reaction from the Ukrainians.
Yesterday, the third round of negotiations between the Ukrainians and the Russians brought practically nothing.
Moscow eventually agreed to local ceasefire zones to allow the passage of refugees.
More than 1.7 million Ukrainians have fled their country.
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