U.S. officials say they continue to see signs that Russian forces are moving into eastern Ukraine for what is expected to be a large-scale offensive in the coming days.
A woman cries on a bus as people leave the Slovyansk central station in the Donbas region amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian leaders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in the Donbas have asked civilians to evacuate to the west ahead of an anticipated Russian offensive in the area.A senior U.S. defense official says the U.S. continues to see signs of Russian forces moving into eastern Ukraine for what is expected to be a large-scale offensive in the coming days.
This includes Russian command-and-control elements, support battalions, infantry and helicopters moving into the country's Donbas region, just across from its border with Russia. Over the last couple of weeks, Russia withdrew forces from around Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, retreating north into neighboring Belarus. Those forces are now moving to the east of Ukraine.Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.Residents stand outside their apartments as shops burn after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine.Residents stand atop a Russian tank damaged in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the outskirts of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
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