Ukraine will celebrate Independence Day on Wednesday but has suspended all public events as the government of Volodimir Zelensky believes the Russian military will use this date to bomb civilian infrastructure and government buildings.
Ukraine celebrate this wednesday independence Daywhen they meet six months after the start of the invasionand fears that the Russian military will attempt to launch a large-scale attack on the occasion of this set date.
“It is no surprise to anyone that Russia is trying to do something special these days. We know how they act, how they always provoke,” the Ukrainian president said on Tuesday. Volodymyr Zelenskymeeting in Kiev with his Polish colleague, Andrzej Duda.
The murder in Moscow of the daughter of a well-known ultra-nationalist thinkerof which the Kremlin directly accused Kiev, and the acts of sabotage perpetrated in recent weeks in the areas occupied by Russian troops and in the annexed Crimean peninsula, have led to tensions between the two sides at the rear.
Duda, one of Zelensky’s most important allies since the beginning of the Russian military campaign, traveled by train to Kiev in support of Ukrainian independence.
Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoganmediator in the conflict, has also participated in the forum known as the Crimean Platform, in which he defended the return of the peninsula to Ukraine, which he considered “important” for global security.
Zelensky, who warned the day before that Moscow could do something “particularly cruel”, has confirmed to have received information from foreign secret services about Russia’s plans.
“Is there a threat? there is a threat. I think this threat is daily. Is there additional information? We know the priorities. They are attacking state infrastructure or institutions, but I don’t see much has changed since day one. Russia is doing it constantly,” he emphasized.
Independence Day without celebrations or public acts
As for the possible attacks, which have led the State Department to once again urge its citizens to: leave Ukrainian territory immediately“Zelenski has admitted that they could take place on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Ukrainian military intelligence has recalled that the Russian President, Vladimir Putinis determined to end its independence from the neighboring country and is “obsessed” with launching attacks on set dates.
This warning coincides with information in the Western press which, citing official American sources, states that the purpose of the Russian bombing civil infrastructure and government buildings.
The threat has resurfaced fears of another attack on the capital, from which Russia withdrew at the end of March.
For this reason, the authorities They have suspended all festivitiesbanned public events for a week, ordered telecommuting for officials in the capital and shortened working hours in metropolitan areas.
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Source: EITB
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