It has been three days and a week since Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine.
A second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is expected to take place on the 3rd for a ceasefire, but Russian troops are intensifying attacks in various parts of the country and civilian casualties continue to increase.
Russian troops are intensifying attacks in various parts of the country, including Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said yesterday that 227 civilians had been confirmed dead across Ukraine so far, with more casualties expected.
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense, Kirby, said yesterday that "movement is still stagnant," regarding Russian troops heading south toward the capital Kyiv, recognizing that no major progress has been made in the past day. Was shown.
Also, regarding the southern city of Kherson, the Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that it has taken full control, but Kirby said, "I think the fierce battle is still going on," and the information is confusing. I am.
Under these circumstances, the second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine for a ceasefire is expected to take place on the 3rd near the border with Poland in western Belarus.
US Secretary of State Brinken said at a press conference on the 2nd that "Russia's demands are overkill," given that the Russian side is demanding "neutralization" and "demilitarization" of Ukraine as a condition for a ceasefire. It is still uncertain whether the negotiations between the two sides will lead to a ceasefire, saying that it will not be the subject of negotiations. "