Russian troops withdraw, Ukraine control all of Kiev
Ukraine, USA, UK and Western information
CNN reported that Russian troops had withdrawn from the Kiev capital area, Ukraine when turning the hottest front to the East, the Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine announced that the Kiev area had been taken over from Russian troops.
Some major developments in the Ukrainian war as of this afternoon, April 3 are as follows:
– A fuel depot in Odessa, Ukraine was attacked by 6-8 Russian missiles early this morning, local time (ie this afternoon in Vietnam time).
– Turning East: Russia announced that the military operation in Ukraine has ended phase 1, in the next phase, the goal is to focus on gaining control of the Donbass and other regions in eastern Ukraine. with a deadline to be completed by early May, some US intelligence sources estimate.
An adviser to the Ukrainian president has warned that the fighting in the coming days “will not be easy” in the region.
Pressure on Mr. Putin; The Russian president is under pressure to prove he can win. U.S. intelligence sources believe Putin is focusing on commemorating a “Victory Day” event on May 9, the day that commemorates the surrender of Nazi forces in World War II.
– Evacuation: More than 4,000 Ukrainian civilians were evacuated through humanitarian corridors yesterday.
– Transfer of tanks: The US is expected to consider transferring Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine “in the next few days”. Earlier, adviser to the President of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podolyak, called on the US and its allies to transfer heavier weapons to Ukraine.
– Russian aircraft “damaged” by Ukrainian air defense. British defense intelligence said that the combat capabilities of Ukraine’s air defenses continue to pose a serious threat to Russian aircraft, despite the Russian military’s continued efforts to destroy Ukraine’s air defenses.
The British Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence update that: “Ukraine remains capable of posing a serious challenge to Russia’s air and missile campaigns. As a result, Russian aircraft continued continue to be damaged by short- and medium-range air defense systems”.
A Russian military convoy with a distinctive Z symbol marches on the Northern Mariupol-Donetsk region on March 23, 2022. Photo: Maximilian Clarke/SOPA/Sipa/Reuters
– The Kiev region has been “liberated” from the Russian armed forces, said Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine.
She wrote on her Facebook page that Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel and “the whole Kiev region” were under control.
CNN is currently unable to immediately verify the claim that the entire Kiev region is free of Russian troops, however, the Ukrainian Army in recent days has re-controlled many areas outside the capital of this country.
– Ukraine shot down eight Russian planes in the last 24 hours: Fox News quoted sources from The Kyiv Independent on the basis of a report by the Ukrainian Air Force Command that its forces shot down eight Russian flying targets, in including 4 missiles, 2 Su-34 bombers, 1 helicopter and 1 UAV.
Russian missile attack on Odessa oil refinery, Ukraine
Russian military military information
TASS broadcast a notice of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation recording the latest developments in hostilities as follows:
– The UN does not participate in the evacuation of citizens along the Mariupol-Zaporozhye humanitarian corridor, on the grounds that the organization is not ready;
– Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross showed their inability to contribute to the preparations for the evacuation of the population from Mariupol;
– The Ukrainian side has not fulfilled its responsibility to open a humanitarian corridor in Mariupol;
– Nationalists shot furiously in most directions, including the alleged humanitarian corridor to Mariupol;
– Ukraine does not agree to any humanitarian corridor for civilians to move towards Russia;
– On April 2, 14,168 people were evacuated from the DPR (Donetsk), LPR (Lugansk) and regions of Ukraine to Russia;
– More than 22.5 thousand tons of food, medicine and other necessities have been prepared for delivery to Ukraine.
Sputnik quoted a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry as saying: “There are currently more than 60 foreign ships still under blockade in Ukrainian ports. The risk of ships being shot or collided with torpedoes conducted by Ukraine is very high, Therefore, it is not possible to guarantee the safety of ships that can leave.”
– Russian Iskander missiles destroy a command post of Ukrainian nationalist forces in Kharkov. Russian forces destroyed more than 100 mercenaries and nationalist fighters with high-precision Iskander missiles at this target.
– Russian Defense Ministry statistics: 125 Ukrainian aircraft and 381 UAVs have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation.
– The Russian Air Force conducted an attack, hitting 28 Ukrainian military targets on Saturday.
– The Russian Defense Ministry said that the armed forces of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) attacked the defenses of the 57th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of Ukraine.
– Since the beginning of the war, 525 Ukrainian soldiers have joined the armed forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
– DPR said that 59 Ukrainian nationalist fighters have been killed in the past 24 hours.
Russian Iskander missiles destroy the headquarters of Ukrainian nationalist chhur forces in Kharkov
Ukraine peace talks progress
According to CNBC, in a post on the Facebook page on April 2, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said that “the entire Kyiv region has been liberated”.
The Russian side was not immediately available for comment, and CNBC was unable to independently verify the claim.
In another development, peace talks between Ukraine and Russia appear to have made progress. According to Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia, the draft peace treaty texts have made enough progress to allow direct talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“The Russian side confirms our position that the draft documents have been sufficiently developed to allow direct consultations between the leaders of the two countries,” Arakhamia said. Russia has not yet commented on this possibility.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The German government is preparing for a scenario where Russia cuts off gas
German Deputy Chancellor and Federal Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on April 2 that Germany will continue to import Russian gas for a certain period of time, but is also ready for all scenarios.
In an interview with German newspaper RP, Mr. Habeck stated that the current gas supply continues to be guaranteed.
Russia, Ukraine announce peace talks process
Russia’s RIA news agency on April 3 quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are not easy, but it is important that the process continues.
In addition, Mr. Dmitry Peskov said that Russia wants to continue negotiations with Ukraine in neighboring Belarus, but Kiev has opposed this proposal.
Meanwhile, representative of Ukraine’s negotiating delegation David Arakhamia said that the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is likely to take place in Turkey.
Italy is ready to guarantee Ukraine’s neutrality status
According to RT (Russia), Italy is actively seeking to mediate peace in Ukraine and is ready to become the guarantor of the country’s neutral status, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on April 2. . Italy’s top diplomat made these assertions after meeting his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku.
“Italy is working tirelessly to end this conflict through sanctions and never abandoning diplomatic channels.
The continuation of negotiations between the parties and a humanitarian ceasefire are the priorities,” Di Maio said, acknowledging that “progress has been made” in the Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey. Period at the beginning of the week.
According to Foreign Minister Di Maio, Rome is finally ready to be the guarantor of Ukraine’s potential neutrality status, a status that would allow it to avoid association with any military bloc.
Establishing such a status and ensuring that Kiev never joins the US-led NATO military alliance were among the main demands made by Moscow.
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