Kyiv (dpa-AFX) – According to Ukrainian information, Russian troops want to break through the defenses around Kyiv and advance towards the capital. In the northwest and east, the Ukrainian army is fending off attempts by Russian soldiers to take control of important roads and settlements, the Ukrainian general staff said on Monday morning. The Russian Ministry of Defense has meanwhile published photos of armored vehicles which have left the town of Zalissja around 40 kilometers from Kyiv and are said to be traveling on the E95 trunk road.
The information provided by both sides cannot be independently verified. The Ukrainian general staff also reported in the morning that fighting was ongoing in other parts of the country, including in the regions of Mykolaiv and Zaporizhia in the south./haw/DP/mis