Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued the warning to his men early Saturday as Russian troops continued to withdraw from areas around Kyiv. He said: “They are mining the whole territory. “They are mining houses, mining equipment, and even the bodies of people who were killed. “There are a lot of travel cables, a lot of other dangers.” Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 3:36 War in Ukraine: What happened on the 37th day Watch live as Russia estimates it lost “17,700 troops” in Ukraine Mr Zelensky said the Ukrainians would have to wait until they were sure the mines had been cleared and the bombing risk had passed, before trying to resume their normal lives. Russia said earlier this week it would reduce military activity around the Ukrainian capital and the northern city of Chernihiv, saying it would boost confidence between the two sides in peace talks. Mr Zelenskyy said on Friday, however, that Russia would simply regroup before pushing into eastern Ukraine for a new offensive in the predominantly Russian-speaking Donbas region. The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has stated that Ukrainian forces continue to advance against the withdrawal of Russian forces from the Kiev region. It is also reported that Russian forces have withdrawn from Hostomel Airport near the capital, which has been under fighting since the first day of the conflict. Picture: The situation in Ukraine on April 1 Key developments: • The United States will provide an additional $ 300 million (22 228 million) in security assistance to Ukraine, including laser-guided missile systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and commercial satellite imagery services. an attempt to evacuate civilians from the besieged port today • Volodymyr Fesenko, head of the Ukrainian Penta think tank, said the fall of Mariupol could determine the fate of peace talks, adding: “Mariupol has become a symbol of Putin’s can not sit at the negotiating table “• As Russia begins to withdraw from Kyiv and Chernihiv, Ukraine says its army has recaptured 29 settlements in these areas • At least three Russian ballistic missiles were launched from the Crimean peninsula into the area of Odessa, but the Ukrainian air defense prevented them from hitting critical infrastructure, the army said Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:04 Huge fire in a Russian oil depot Subscribe to Ukraine War Calendars on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Spreaker Moscow, meanwhile, has accused the Ukrainians of launching a helicopter attack on a fuel depot in Russia, described by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov as “not conducive to creating the conditions for the continuation of (peace) talks.” The Ministry of Defense said that the fuel lost from the ruined oil tanks, near the Russian city of Belgorod, could aggravate the supply problems that hinder the Russian army. The Defense Ministry said Russian troops near Kharkov – about 40 miles from Belgorod – could be “particularly hard hit”. Ukraine has denied responsibility for the attack, but if Moscow is right, it would be the country’s first known invasion of Russian airspace. Russia has previously reported bombings by Ukraine, including an incident last week that killed a military priest, however.
