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Ukraine Crisis: Russian Troops Plant Mines As They Prepare For Long War Of Attrition In Ukraine

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3 years ago

Mar 23, 2022.

Russian troops plant mines as they prepare for long war of attrition in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin’s Russian war machine is feared to be strengthening the positions it has gained around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other parts of the country.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vladimir Putin’s men, Tuesday, are planting mines around areas they have seized as they prepare for a “long war” of attrition in Ukraine.

The Institute for the Study of War, a US think tank, says Russian troops are strengthening their positions around the periphery of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, and in other parts of the country.

Nearly a month after the invading army first crossed the border, the lightning advance which Vladimir Putin anticipated has failed to materialise.
Now latest satellite footage shows troops digging trenches and fortifications around military equipment northwest of Kyiv.

With a stalemate unfolding in key battlegrounds, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky today asked the Pope to intervene in the conflict.
In a call with Pope Francis, he asked if the Catholic Church could play a “mediating role”.

The president said he discussed the “difficult humanitarian situation and the blocking of rescue corridors by Russian troops.”
So far the Kremlin has not responded to the Vatican’s numerous offers to help set up negotiations.

President Zelensky also addressed the Italian parliament and referred to his lengthy conversation with the Pope.
The president said he discussed the “difficult humanitarian situation and the blocking of rescue corridors by Russian troops.”
So far the Kremlin has not responded to the Vatican’s numerous offers to help set up negotiations.

Meanwhile Ukrainian officials said Moscow has lost its “offensive potential” and is being forced to call in reinforcements from the “depths” of Russia as it retreats in key battles.
It said some troops are deserting, forcing generals to take drastic decisions.
The Ukraine armed forces said Russian troops had been “repelled” from Makariv, a strategically important Kyiv suburb, and the Ukrainian flag was raised over the town “thanks to the heroic actions of our defenders”.
The recapture of Makariv, about 37 miles west of Kyiv, could prevent Russian forces from encircling the capital from the northwest.

It comes as a senior Ukrainian general has claimed that the Kremlin is preparing its population for a “long war” and implementing draconian mobilisation measures, including deploying members of the youth military organisation, who are aged between 17 and 18.

Officials claim 15,000 Russian soldiers have died so far, although these figures cannot be verified.
Saboteurs sent into Ukraine at the beginning of the conflict continue to be caught.
They include a man disguised as a monk who was detained in Kyiv, First Deputy Interior Minister Yevhen Yenin revealed last night.

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