A Ukrainian soldier celebrates in a verify level in Bucha, within the outskirts of Kyiv.
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Ukraine’s international minister declared Sunday that his nation had “received the battle” for Kyiv however warned fight will ramp up in Donbas — as chilling pictures confirmed an 8-mile Russian convoy sneaking towards the area.
Minister of International Affairs Dmytro Kuleba hailed Ukrainian forces for retaking the capital metropolis from Russian forces, which absolutely withdrew from the world solely to show their consideration east within the nation.
“It’s true to say that Ukraine received the battle for Kyiv. Now, one other battle is coming, the battle for Donbas,” Kuleba advised NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “And naturally, we're getting ready to it, working with our companions to get all obligatory weapons, and actually principally the whole lot that one must win a battle.”
Kubela mentioned Ukraine’s army has confirmed itself to be one of many “strongest” globally.
“I imagine it won't be an exaggeration to say that Ukraine proved to have one of many strongest military on the planet, perhaps the second strongest after the USA,” he mentioned.
“Not when it comes to numbers however when it comes to the battle expertise and capability to struggle. And, however all we'd like is state-of-the-art weapons of every kind of provide to us,” he mentioned, calling on NATO to supply extra help to defeat Russian forces.
His feedback got here as satellite tv for pc pictures emerged of a Russian army convoy heading south to Ukraine’s Donbas area.
The photographs, taken Friday by Maxar Applied sciences, confirmed the 8-mile-long convoy consisting of lots of of armored autos and vans carrying artillery and gear.
Russian forces fired rockets into Luhansk within the Donblas area Sunday, in addition to Dnipro additional west, the place an airport was utterly destroyed and at the least 5 folks wounded, Ukrainian officers mentioned.
Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipro regional council, recognized the 5 victims as staffers of the state emergency service.
Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Gaidai wrote on Telegram that a faculty and a high-rise residence constructing had been attacked within the space’s metropolis of Sievierodonetsk.
“Happily, no casualties,” Gaidai mentioned.
The assaults got here after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to Kyiv on Saturday in a go to hailed as a strong exhibiting of help.
“I would say it’s not solely about symbolism, it’s additionally about sending a message of confidence in Ukraine, in Ukrainian management and within the Ukrainian Military that's able to defending the capital,” Kubela mentioned of Johnson’s go to.
President Biden has no plans to take his personal journey to Kyiv, US Nationwide Safety Advisor Jake Sullivan mentioned Sunday.
“The US is on the heart of the trouble to ship from different international locations. And organizing and coordinating the world to take actions just like the one final week, to kick Russia out of the Human Rights Council,” Sullivan mentioned on “Meet the Press.”
“So President Biden will keep centered on that and be sure that he's exhibiting his help and solidarity to the Ukrainian folks by means of these sorts of decisive actions.”
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