Ukrainian officials also said they had found a new mass grave filled with dozens of civilian bodies in the recently liberated village of Buzova outside Kyiv. Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba hailed Ukrainian forces for the recapture of Kiev and the surrounding area by Russian troops, but said the Kremlin was preparing to launch brutal new efforts. “It is true that Ukraine has won the battle for Kyiv. “Now another battle is coming, the battle for Donbass,” Kuleba told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “And of course, we are preparing for this, working with our partners to get all the necessary weapons, and literally everything one needs to win a battle.” Kuleba said Ukraine’s army has proven to be one of the most “powerful” in the world. “I do not think it’s an exaggeration to say that Ukraine has proven to be one of the most powerful armies in the world, perhaps the second most powerful after the United States,” he said. “Not in terms of numbers, but in terms of combat experience and combat ability. “All we need are state-of-the-art weapons,” he said, calling on NATO to provide more support to defeat Russian forces. Russian forces are said to have withdrawn from Kyiv, but are heading to the east of the country. Maxar Technologies / Handout via REUTERS White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki agreed that Ukraine had “effectively won the battle of Kiev.” “They have protected their city, and this is due to their bravery, their courage, but it is also because of the supplies, the military equipment, what we have rushed, worth $ 1.7 billion, from the United States,” she said. Κηάκη. in “Fox News Sunday”. However, retired General David Petraeus, who led the US-led operation in the war in Afghanistan until 2010, warned that Ukrainians could expect “enough battle” from Russian forces preparing for a “massive revolution” in eastern Ukraine. A satellite image shows armored vehicles and trucks of a military convoy moving south through the Ukrainian city of Velykyi Burluk on April 8, 2022. Maxar Technologies / Handout via REUTERS “You can expect more from what we have seen as the hallmark of Russian forces so far is disobedience, not discipline,” Petraeus told the State of the Union. “This is a violation of the Geneva Conventions and the law of land war and so on,” he said, referring to the behavior of Russian troops. “It simply came to our notice then. And that is what we will see more, I am afraid, in the days and weeks to come. “ Concerns about an attack in southeastern Ukraine have emerged as satellite images of a Russian military convoy heading to the Donbass region surfaced. The attacks came after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to Kyiv on Saturday on a visit that was hailed as a strong show of support. Maxar Technologies / Brochure via REUTERS The images, taken Friday by Maxar Technologies, showed the 8-mile escort consisting of hundreds of armored vehicles and trucks carrying artillery and equipment. The developments came as follows:

Russian forces fired rockets at Luhansk in the Donbas region, as well as further west on Dnipro, where an airport was completely destroyed and at least five people were injured. The governor of Luhansk, Serhiy Gaidai, said a school and an apartment building had been attacked in the Sievierodonetsk district of the region, although “fortunately there were no casualties”. The governor of Kharkiv said the bombings at the weekend killed 10 civilians and injured 11 others in the area. “During the day, the occupiers bombed the political infrastructure in Balakliya, Pesochin, Zolochiv and Dergachi,” Governor Oleg Synegubov told the Telegram. “At the moment we know of 10 dead, among them a child and 11 injured.” The attacks also continued in Mariupol. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has warned that the United States expects Russia’s new top general in Ukraine, known as the “Syrian Butcher,” to carry out further brutal attacks on civilians. “This particular general has a biography that includes atrocities against civilians in other theaters in Syria, and we can expect more from him in this theater,” Sullivan told CNN, referring to Army General Alexander Dvornikov. But “no appointment of a general can erase the fact that Russia has already faced a strategic failure in Ukraine,” Sullivan added. Sullivan said Biden had no plans to travel to Kyiv. His comments came a day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to the Ukrainian capital to show solidarity, with Kuleba welcoming the prime minister’s visit as “not only symbolic but also a message of confidence in Ukraine.” … It’s very, very important to us at this critical time, and we see who [are] real friends of Ukraine “. However, Kuleba added: “Everyone decides to come to Kyiv on their own or not” due to security concerns. A top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his boss will likely meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a few weeks – after the battle for Donbass is over. “Ukraine is ready for big battles,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, the president’s aide. “Ukraine must beat them, especially in Donbas. And after that, Ukraine will gain a stronger bargaining position, from which it can dictate certain conditions. The presidents will then meet. This can take two or three weeks. “ The Kremlin is trying to replenish its troops with Russian troops who have been discharged from military service since 2012, as its casualties have continued to rise since invading Ukraine in late February, according to British intelligence.

The images, taken Friday by Maxar Technologies, showed the 8-mile escort consisting of hundreds of armored vehicles and trucks carrying artillery and equipment. Maxar Technologies / Handout via REUTERS Zelensky, in his night speech on Sunday, said that the Russians have become “monsters”. “When people do not have the courage to admit their mistakes, to apologize, to adjust to reality, to learn, they turn into monsters,” said the President of Ukraine. “And when people ignore it, the monsters decide it’s like the world has to adapt to them. “Ukraine will stop all this. Nothing will help Russian cowardice. “A day will come when they will have to admit everything, to admit the truth.” With postal cables