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Francesca Ebel
Kramatorsk, Ukraine (AP) —Russian President Vladimirputin declares victory by occupying eastern Ukraine states essential for wartime purposes The next day, a picture of the city on the road to the attack of the mayor Moscow warned residents on Tuesday to evacuate prior to the expected attack.
A warning from the Mayor of Slovyansk has placed Russian troops further forward in the Donbas region of Ukraine, an mostly Russian-speaking industrial area where Ukraine's most experienced soldiers are concentrated. He emphasized the fear of being there.
Slovyansk, which had a population of about 107,000 before Russia invaded Ukraine more than four months ago, seemed to be the next target. Since Moscow occupied the last major city in neighboring Luhansk Oblast, the city has fired rockets and shells, and the bombardment has recovered, said Mayor Vadim Riak.
"It's important to evacuate as many people as possible," he said, adding that the bombardment damaged 40 homes on Monday.
Ukrainian troops withdrew from the city of Lysychansik on Sunday to prevent them from being surrounded. Russia's defense minister and Putin said the subsequent occupation of the city brought Moscow to control all of Luhansk, one of the two states that make up Donbus.
The Ukrainian Presidential Office said the Ukrainian army is still defending a small part of Luhansk and is trying to gain time to establish a fortress position in the nearby area.
The question now is whether Russia will be able to gather enough power to complete the seizure of Donbus by occupying Donetsk Oblast. Putin admitted on Monday that Russian troops who fought in Luhansk needed to "take a rest and strengthen their fighting capabilities."
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine would continue until all the goals set by Putin were achieved. However, Shoigu said Moscow's "top priority" at this time is "maintaining life and health" for the military and "eliminating threats to the safety of civilians."
When Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine on February 24, his stated goals were the alleged invasion of Kieu, and from Ukraine's "demilitarization" and "denazification" to Donbus. Was to protect the people of Ukraine.
Pro-Russian separatists have fought Ukrainian troops for eight years and ruled most of Donbus. Prior to the invasion, Putin recognized the independence of a pair of self-proclaimed separatist republics in the region. He also tried to portray Ukrainian military and government tactics as similar to Nazi Germany's claim, but that claim has not been revealed.
Ukrainian staff also bombarded several Donetsk towns and villages around Slovyansk the day before, but tried to move toward a town about 20 km (12 miles) in the city. North said he was repulsed because he did. To the south of the city, Russian troops were trying to push towards two more towns and artillery areas near Kramatorsk.
Meanwhile, officials set up in Moscow in the southern region of Kherson, Ukraine on Tuesday announced the establishment of a new local government to lead former Russian officials.
Helson's Moscow-backed head of government, Sergei Elyseev, is said to have been the Deputy Prime Minister of the West of Kaliningrad, Russia, and worked for the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation. Media coverage.
It was not immediately clear what would happen to the Kremlin's previously established "military civilian government." Vladimir Sardo, the head of the administration, said in a telegram statement that the new government is "not a temporary, military, or some kind of interim government, but a proper governing body."
"The fact that not only the inhabitants of Kherson but also Russian officials are part of this government clearly speaks of the future direction of the Kherson region," he said. Said. "This direction is towards Russia."
There was no immediate comment from the Ukrainian authorities.
Other developments:
— 30 NATO allies have approved the Swedish and Finnish accession protocols and sent their accession bids to their capitals for legislative approval. .. This move invaded neighboring Ukraine in February, and the subsequent military struggle further strengthened Russia's strategic isolation. Alliance Secretary-General Jason Stoltenberg praised the signature as "a truly historic moment for Finland, Sweden and NATO."
— The war in Ukraine suddenly pulled millions of dollars away from other crises. Somalia is already facing food shortages, primarily caused by the war, and may be the most vulnerable. That aid is less than half last year, but overwhelmingly Western donors are sending more than $ 1.7 billion to respond to the war in Europe. The territories of Yemen, Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Congo and Palestine are similarly affected.
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