Reuters quoted Pentagon spokesman John Kirby as saying on March 31: “I don’t even know if they (Russian military convoy) are still in existence at this point… They have failed to fulfill their mission. its service”.
In early March, the British Ministry of Defense cited intelligence that the Russian military convoy was “arranged” on a distance of 65 km. Due to the fierce resistance of Ukrainian forces, technical problems and traffic jams, the convoy could only move little by little when it was more than 30 km from the center of Kiev.
So far, no mention of this convoy has been made and their fate is unknown. Most recently, on March 29, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin announced that they had decided to “dramatically reduce combat operations” around the capital Kiev, instead focusing on the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.
The Russian military convoy headed to the capital Kiev – Ukraine is currently unknown. Photo: Reuters
On April 1, Russia announced the opening of a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol. The corridor from Mariupol to the city of Zaporizhzhia opened at 10 a.m. local time, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The decision was made at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The city of Zaporizhzhia is about 220 km northwest of Mariupol.
Ukraine also said it was sending dozens of buses to evacuate civilians from Mariupol following the Russian ceasefire announcement.
The Kiev side added that they will resume negotiations with Moscow on April 1 in an online form.
The Russian and Ukrainian delegations held face-to-face talks in Turkey on March 29. Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak described the talks as “positive”. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on April 1 that Moscow was prepared to give a response to Kiev’s proposals during the talks in Turkey.
IAEA: Russia returns Chernobyl nuclear power plant to Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on March 31 confirmed that Russian forces had begun to leave the Chernobyl nuclear power plant along with the neighboring city of Slavutych, where many plant workers live.
Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Photo: Maxar Technologies
“Ukraine today informed the IAEA that the Russian forces controlling the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) since February 24 have transferred control of the NPP to Ukraine and sent two military convoys to Belarus.” The IAEA said.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the agency was in talks with Ukraine about assisting Chernobyl in the next few days.
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