THE Ukraine plans to open nine “humanitarian corridors” today to evacuate civilians from areas besieged by Russian forces and will try to deliver humanitarian supplies to Mariupol, which has been besieged by Russian forces, the Ukrainian vice-president has said.
In separate statements made today by the governor of the Rivne region in northern Ukraine, Vitaly Koval noted that the death toll from a Russian air raid on a television tower in his area yesterday, Monday, rose to at least 19.
Meanwhile, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said today that Russian forces had taken full control of the entire territory of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.
Russian forces shot down six Bayraktar TB-2 drones in at least 24 hours, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the ministry.
Reuters could not verify this information from an independent source.
Immobilized 15 km outside Kyiv the Russian troops
Nearly all Russian military forces in Ukraine remain stationary, with little progress made over the weekend, according to a Pentagon statement.
Russian troops are still about 15 kilometers (9 miles) away from the center of Kievsaid a senior US official, according to Reuters, adding that more than 900 missiles have been fired, but that Ukrainian airspace is still in dispute.
The war may have ended in May, according to an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency
The war in Ukraine It is likely to end in early May, when Russia will run out of resources to continue its attack on its neighboring country, said Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, on Monday night.
Mr. Arestovich estimated that the time when the conflict will end will depend on how much resources the Kremlin is willing to spend on this campaign.
“I think that no later than May, in early May, we will have a peace agreement, maybe much earlier, we will see,” said the presidential adviser.
“We are at a crossroads: either a peace agreement will be reached very soon, in a week or two, with the withdrawal of troops and everything, or an attempt will be made to gather some, say, Syrians, for the second round, and after them. we also mince them, (an agreement will be concluded in mid-April or at the end of April. “
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