Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can and urged Western nations to send 'weapons, weapons, weapons.'
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can and urged Western nations to send"weapons, weapons, weapons" Thursday after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup for an offensive in the country's east.
"The more weapons we get and the sooner they arrive in Ukraine, the more human lives will be saved," he said. Asked what more his country was seeking, Kuleba listed planes, land-based missiles, armored vehicles and air defense systems. Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said at least five civilians were killed and another eight were wounded by Russian shelling on Wednesday. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk urged civilians to evacuate to safer regions before it was too late.
In his nightly address to the nation late Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine, too, was preparing for battle. Western officials warned that similar atrocities were likely to have taken place in other areas occupied by Russian troops. Zelenskyy accused Russian forces of trying to cover up war crimes in areas still under their control,"afraid that the global anger over what was seen in Bucha would be repeated."
In reaction to the alleged atrocities outside Kyiv, the U.S. announced sanctions against Putin's two adult daughters and said it is toughening penalties against Russian banks. Britain banned investment in Russia and pledged to end its dependence on Russian coal and oil by the end of the year. Bodies were still being collected in the city. On Wednesday, The Associated Press saw two in a house in a silent neighborhood. From time to time, the muffled boom of workers clearing the town of mines and other unexploded ordnance interrupted the silence.
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