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38th day of hostilities: Ukraine worries about escalating fighting in Mariupol

Ukrainian officials predict that hostilities will escalate with many major battles in the east and south of the country, especially in the city of Mariupol.

Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, announced on April 2 that the Ukrainian army had recaptured more than 30 towns and villages in the Kiev province, and maintained its defenses against the advancing forces of the army. Russian forces in the east.

Mykhaylo Podolyak, another Zelensky adviser, also said that Russian forces had withdrawn from the area around the capital Kiev and Chernihiv province in northern Ukraine, but were cornering south and east.

Arestovych warned “there are still many great battles ahead” in these areas, especially in Mariupol, The southeastern Ukrainian city has been under siege for weeks.

Podolyak predicts that the next step of Russian forces is to strengthen defenses and establish air defense facilities, thereby creating a basis for setting conditions in negotiations. President Zelensky On the same day, the Russian side assessed the slow withdrawal of its troops, and warned that Russia could continue bombing the northern regions.





Ukrainian policemen patrol in the village of Dmytrivka, western Ukraine April 2, after Russian forces withdrew from the area around the capital.  Photo: AFP.

Ukrainian policemen patrol in the village of Dmytrivka, western Ukraine, April 2. Photo: AFP.

The Red Cross is mobilizing resources to organize a new evacuation in Mariupol after an attempt on April 1 was unsuccessful due to “unacceptable conditions”. Some residents escaped the city by bus and private vehicle to Zaporizhzhia, now controlled by Ukrainian forces.

LIVE Chernihiv, Governor Viacheslav Chaus accused Russian forces of planting mines while retreating. “The villages were planted with a lot of mines,” Chaus said. The President of Ukraine also accused Russian forces, when withdrawing, of planting mines in many places, including houses. The Russian military has not commented on this information.

In MykolaivGovernor Vitaly Kim said a rocket attack on a government building last week left at least 35 people dead. Rescuers continue to search for victims in the rubble.

The Ukrainian flag was flown at the nuclear power plant today Chernobyl after Russian forces withdrew from here, according to a statement from the Ukrainian nuclear energy company Energoatom.

The Russian Ministry of Defense on the same day announced the use of high-precision weapons to bomb two military airports in Poltava and Dnipro, central Ukraine. Russian military spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the weapon used was an air-to-ground missile and the two targets were neutralized.





Buses carrying civilians evacuated from Mariupol and Melitopol arrive in Zaporizhzhia, central Ukraine, on April 1.  Photo: AFP.

Buses carrying civilians evacuated from Mariupol and Melitopol arrive in Zaporizhzhia, central Ukraine, on April 1. Photo: AFP.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said on April 2 that Ukraine’s total military losses since the beginning of the operation included 381 drones, more than 1,800 tanks, armored vehicles and 203 rocket systems. In addition, Russia destroyed 124 Ukrainian aircraft, 84 helicopters, 786 artillery pieces and 1,764 special motor vehicles.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense did not comment on this statistic.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than 4.1 million people have fled Ukraine since the outbreak of hostilities, 90% of whom are women and children.

Nearly 6.5 million people in Ukraine have been displaced since the outbreak of hostilities until mid-March. The total number of people fleeing hostilities has surpassed 10 million, equivalent to 25% of the country’s population. .

In addition, the International Migration Service (IOM) estimates that around 205,500 foreigners living, studying and working in Ukraine have left the country during more than a month of escalating conflict.





The appearance of the Ukrainian battlefield after a month of fighting.  Click on the picture to see details.

The appearance of the Ukrainian battlefield after a month of fighting. Click on the picture to see details.

Trung Nhan (According to AFP, Reuters, TASS)

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