Russia’s military warned residents to leave the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv ahead of planned strikes, CNN reported.
Russian forces reportedly said the Security Service of Ukraine and the 72nd Main Center for Information and Psychological Operations (PSO) in Kyiv would be targeted.
“In order to suppress information attacks against Russia, the technological facilities of the SBU and the 72nd main PSO center in Kyiv will be hit with high-precision weapons,” the military said, according to CNN.
We call on Ukrainian citizens attracted by Ukrainian nationalists to carry out provocations against Russia, as well as residents of Kyiv living near relay nodes leave their homes.”
The development comes as a convoy of Russian tanks and vehicles moves closer to Kyiv.
Russian forces also conducted airstrikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-most populous city, in the last two days.
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The United Nations reported that at least 102 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 304 others are injured across the country since the invasion began last Thursday, CNN noted. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have also fled the nation to neighboring countries.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a series of international sanctions against Moscow. U.S. companies in a variety of sectors have moved to end business with Russia.
According to a latest report, Russia’s attack on Ukraine stretched into its sixth day Tuesday, as a massive armored convoy advanced toward the capital, Kyiv, and major cities were hit by more heavy shelling.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, video captured a deadly explosion at the regional state administration building that left at least 10 people dead, according to Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko.
The International Criminal Court said Monday it would open an investigation into whether Russia has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine. The decision was announced hours after peace talks in Belarus ended without any clear progress.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy implored the European Union to accept Ukraine’s application to join the bloc in a speech before the European Parliament on Tuesday that was met with a standing ovation.
It came amid a swift Western response to Russia’s invasion, with countries imposing widening sanctions that hit Russia’s economy hard and forced its currency, the ruble, to drop to around 30 percent against the U.S. dollar Monday.
