Red Cross Rescuers Try Again to Reach Besieged Mariupol; Ukraine Forces Advance Near Kyiv, UK Says. Follow Our Live Updates
A convoy was unable to reach the southeastern city on Friday, citing"impossible" arrangements and conditions.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the withdrawal of Russian forces in the north of the country is"slow but noticeable" and warned citizens that"difficult battles" are still to come as Russia's onslaught persists. "In the north of our country, the withdrawal of the occupiers continues. Slow but noticeable. In some parts, they are being expelled with fighting, in other parts they are leaving their positions themselves," Zelenskyy said, according to a translation.
Ukrainian forces continue to advance against withdrawing Russian forces in the vicinity of Kyiv, according to British military intelligence.
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