The Russian military offensive against Ukraine is now in its third 24 hours, with Russian ground forces occupying and controlling parts of the country near the borders with Russia and Belarus.
In addition to Crimea and the Ukrainian regions to the east (Donetsk, Lugansk), Russian forces appear – according to maps published by the New York Times (areas in red) – to have advanced north of the Kiev, Chernihiv regions. and Kharkiv.
Russian forces have now entered the western suburbs of the Ukrainian capital, but are reportedly finding it difficult to cross to the east.
Ukrainian forces, for their part, are said to have prevented Russian troops from occupying the city of Chernihiv northeast of Kiev.
Map showing Kyiv where Ukraine and Russian forces are fighting, as of February 26, 0930 GMT#AFPgraphics @AFP pic.twitter.com/dGAgiRSEyg
– AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 26, 2022
According to the Ukrainian armed forces, Russian soldiers entered the northern district of Kiev assisted by groups of saboteurs operating in the city. Intelligence reports from the Pentagon and the United Kingdom Department of Defense have stated that Russia intends to encircle the Ukrainian capital.
According to maps published by the New York Times, there are five places in the greater Kiev area where there have been fighting and exchanges of fire (Gostomel, Obolon, Minsk Massif, Darnitsky, Kiev thermal power plant), while (significantly affected by other sources) and two bridges, one to the west of the city center and one to the north.
It is noted that fighting had taken place in recent days and the area of ​​the old – now inoperable – Chernobyl nuclear facility north of Kiev.
In the Donbas area now to the east, Ukrainian forces are said to have managed to “hold” the line of contact for the time being. Near Crimea in the south, Russian forces are said to have managed to capture the city of Kherson, but Ukrainian forces were trying to retake it. In fact, according to Ukrainian sources, the Kiev forces managed to retake the area.
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