POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Mar 7, 2022 : Ukrainian defense officials have warned that Russian forces are preparing for an all-out attack on the capital, Kiev. The warning came in a statement issued by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army on the latest developments in the ongoing war. News from the BBC.
Monday marks the 12th day of the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine. A statement from the Ukrainian army’s general staff said Moscow had begun gathering supplies for the attack in Kiev. With tanks and armored vehicles, various infantry are advancing on Irpin, a town near Kiev. From there they will lay the groundwork for the attack.
The statement further added that Russian commanders were supplying their forces with fuel from Belarus. Fuel is being sent through the ‘exclusion zone’ of the Chernobyl power plant.
The BBC quoted some Ukrainian officials as saying that the Russian army was trying to lay siege to the eastern cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumi and the southern city of Mikolayev.
Meanwhile, three civilians were killed in a mortar shell attack in the town of Irpin, the BBC reported. Locals are fleeing the city of Irpin to escape the bombing.
Meanwhile, citing an unnamed source, Russian media have accused Ukraine of developing a “dirty bomb” or an atomic bomb. According to the report, Ukraine was on the verge of making the bomb. However, the source could not provide any evidence in support of that claim. Westerners have dismissed accusations against Ukraine as a “false pretext” for Russia. Russia’s state-run news agency TAS, RIA Novosti, quoted Interfax news agency on Sunday as saying that Ukraine was developing a nuclear weapon “Dirty Bomb” at the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The country came close to making that bomb.
