First Published Mar 3, 2022, 4:45 PM IST
RAs the Shia naked Ukraine occupation enters its eighth day, a long line of damaged vehicles, houses and buildings can be seen in the capital Kiev and other major cities in the country. As the war entered its eighth day, Russia said it had lost about 500 troops and wounded 1,600. Russia is the first country to admit that its soldiers were killed in the war. However, Ukrainian President Selensky retaliated by saying that this was just Russia’s propaganda and that 7,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the past seven days. Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said 1,597 people had been injured and 498 had been killed. He said Ukraine’s figures were fake and that the families of slain Russian soldiers were receiving all possible assistance. However, Ukraine and NATO have accused the army of entering the crematorium, which was set up to burn Russian soldiers who died during the war.
The Russian general claimed that there was no compulsory cadets involved in the operation in Ukraine. He dismissed all such media reports. However, half of the pictures of Russian soldiers released claiming to have been detained by Ukraine were of teenage soldiers.
Ukraine alleges that many Russian soldiers are minors and some are only 19 years old. Ukraine claims to have killed 7,000 Russian troops since the Russian invasion, Reuters reports.
The Ukrainian General Staff claimed to have destroyed 61 Russian aircraft, more than 200 tanks, 862 armored vehicles, 85 artillery systems, nine anti-aircraft systems and 60 fuel tanks, and seized 40 Russian rockets. Russia rejects these figures.
Meanwhile, Ukraine released pictures of several Russian military vehicles burning on several streets in the country. Pictures from the town of Buka, near the capital Kiev, show Russian armored vehicles lying on fire.
An entire convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles was destroyed in the city of Buka. The carriages are completely burnt out. The entire road from Kiev to Buccaneer was completely blocked by Russian military vehicles.
Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, also has a long line of wrecked Russian military vehicles. Kharkiv is a city where Russian bombings have been going on for three days in a row. It is safe to say that there are no undamaged government buildings in the city. Even civilian apartments were destroyed in the bombing by Russian forces.
Russia, which has withdrawn its decision to deploy troops directly and seize the city, is now reportedly bombing Ukrainian cities. This leads to the complete destruction of buildings. Russia has been bombing Ukraine’s historic city of Odessa for the past three days.
Konashenkov claimed that the Russian army had caused significant damage to the Ukrainian defense. Russia claims to have destroyed 311 Ukrainian tanks, other armored vehicles, 42 aircraft, helicopters, 51 multiple launch rocket systems, 147 field artillery weapons, mortars and 263 special military vehicles.
There have been multiple reports of cluster munitions being used in residential and non-military buildings in Ukraine. International Criminal Court prosecutor Kareem Khan on Monday said he would launch an investigation into Russia’s bombing campaign.
‘I want to announce that. “We have decided to launch an investigation into the situation in Ukraine as soon as possible,” he said. He added that there was reason to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity had taken place in Ukraine.
The Russians know nothing about our capital. About our history. But they have a mission to erase our history. Destroy our country. Erase us all. ‘ President of Ukraine Volodymyr Selensky told the people that since the start of the war, Ukraine has become a symbol of courage and resistance.
Selensky called for more international support, including support for Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union. ‘This is not the time to be neutral,’ he added. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, wrote on Facebook that Europe was once again on the brink of a nuclear disaster because of Putin’s madness.
“Russia’s war is a violation of all international war conventions,” he said. “No one in the world can forgive Putin for killing the peaceful Ukrainian people,” he said. Russia has denied reports that Russian troops used cluster munitions in Ukraine.
Russia has repeatedly said that Russian troops only attacked military targets in Ukraine. But images coming out of Ukraine show that civilian settlements were more likely to be destroyed in the bombing than military targets.
Despite the Russian bombing of civilian homes, schools and kindergarten buildings in Ukraine, Russian troops have not carried out any attacks on civilian infrastructure or residential areas. Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated.
However, he declined to comment on media reports that Russia was using cluster bombs and missiles. These weapons, which are used against enemy forces, are used to spread the fear of war among the general population. The answer, however, is that the use of bombs in war zones is considered a war crime. ‘
The Telegram account, launched by the Ukrainian government after the start of the war, contains hundreds of videos of Russian soldiers surrendering. In these videos, Russian soldiers claim that they were training at the border and did not know that they were being sent to Ukraine for war.
However, there has been no video or news of the Russian military’s military operations other than the widespread bombing of Ukraine. Russia has accused Ukraine of releasing propaganda videos. ‘
War experts say Russia’s offensive has been slow since its inception and is preparing for widespread cluster bombings in Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly warned NATO and the US not to use deadly weapons, but to say that they have nuclear weapons in their possession and should not be forced to use them.
As the war entered its eighth day, Russia reportedly carried out extensive bombings in Kiev, Kharson and Odessa. Meanwhile, Kharson became the first city in Ukraine to be conquered by Russia. On the eighth day of the war, Russia, the world’s second largest military power, captured a major city in Ukraine.