According to the Ministry of Defence, the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, is “expected to send more than 1,000 mercenaries,” including top leaders, to carry out combat activities. Irpin, which is barely 12 miles from the Ukrainian city of Kyiv, has been a hotbed of warfare. The city has been heavily bombarded, and 60,000 citizens have been forced to evacuate. On Monday, the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Markushyn, stated in a video posted on Telegram, “We have excellent news today, Irpin has been liberated. “We recognise that there will be further attacks on our city, and we will fight it heroically.”
Pentagon says ‘small numbers’ are moving away from Kyiv
According to the US, Russia has begun to withdraw a limited number of troops from positions encircling Kyiv.
Pentagon According to John Kirby, there has been “some movement” from units.
He continued, saying: “However, we feel that this is really a redeployment and that we should all be on the lookout for a massive onslaught against other parts of Ukraine. It does not, however, mean that the threat to Kyiv has passed.”
Poland bans Russian imports of coal
Poland, the EU’s second-largest importer of Russian coal behind Germany, stated that it cannot wait any longer for an EU-level decision, despite the fact that the embargo “may be legally dubious.”
The decision was made for national security considerations, according to government spokesperson Piotr Müller.
The government has been advocating for an EU-wide embargo on Russian gas, coal, and oil imports.
During last week’s EU leaders’ conference, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that his country would be ready to do so “very shortly.”
