China News Agency, Moscow, March 2 (Reporter Tian Bing) According to Russian media reports, the head of the Russian delegation and assistant to the Russian President Mekinsky said on the 2nd that Russia and Ukraine will discuss the ceasefire issue and establishment of the ceasefire in the second round of negotiations. Humanitarian Corridor Problem.
According to TASS and other Russian media reports, Mekinsky confirmed that the Russian delegation had arrived at the place of negotiation with Ukraine on the same day, the "Belovezh Forest" in Brest Oblast, Belarus, and was preparing for the second round with the Ukrainian delegation. negotiation.
He emphasized that the Russian delegation and the Ukrainian delegation jointly decided to hold the second round of negotiations in the "Belovezh Forest".
Mekinsky said that the Ukrainian delegation had left Kyiv for the negotiation site and is expected to arrive on the 3rd.
The Russian military has provided a safe passage for the Ukrainian delegation to pass through Ukrainian territory, and the Belarusian special forces will provide security guarantees in Belarus.
Russian media reported that an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office confirmed that the Ukrainian delegation had not yet arrived at the negotiation site and urged to wait for the real start of the dialogue.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on the same day that Russia is ready to discuss security issues in the second round of talks with Ukraine.
He called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement about wanting security guarantees a "positive step".
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said on the same day that since the special military operation in Ukraine, 498 Russian troops have been killed and 1,597 injured.
On the Ukrainian side, more than 2,870 people were killed, about 3,700 wounded, and 572 captured.
Konashenkov said the Russian army had taken control of the settlements of Popovo, Novgorovka, Novomikhailovka and Lyubimovka.
Russian forces continue to strike targets at Ukrainian military installations.
So far, the Russian army has destroyed 1,533 Ukrainian military installations, including 54 command posts and communication centers, 39 air defense missile systems, and 52 radar stations.
The Ukrainian Independent News Agency quoted information from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and reported that since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the Russian army has launched more than 180 missiles into Ukraine, and military facilities, civilian infrastructure and residential areas have suffered major damage. loss.
In the coastal direction, the Ukrainian defenders continued their defensive operations, the report said.
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