Despite Russia’s vow to reduce military operations in Ukraine, the governor of the Chernihiv region believes the attacks are continuing.
Viacheslav Chaus, the governor, used the Telegram messaging app to criticize Russia’s commitments.
“Do we think it’s true?
“Of course not,” he stated, adding that Chernihiv had been bombarded “all night long” by Russia “.
Russia announced on Tuesday that it would scale back operations in the Chernihiv and Kyiv areas.
In the early hours of Wednesday, air raid sirens blasted in Kyiv, just hours after Russia announced it would evacuate some soldiers from the capital.
Mykola Povoroznyk, Kyiv’s deputy mayor, said the capital had not been shelled overnight, however shooting had been heard from battles throughout the city.
Russia is continuing to relocate soldiers away from Kyiv, according to US and Ukrainian officials, most likely as part of a strategy to focused on eastern territories.
Alexander Fomin, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister, said the government would “significantly restrict military activities” in order to “increase mutual trust” in peace talks.
On Tuesday, delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Istanbul for three hours to discuss ending more than a month of combat in Ukraine.
Ukraine stated that it has offered to become a neutral state in exchange for security assurances.
One of the main goals of Russia’s invasion was to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, and Russian officials said the talks had progressed to a practical stage.
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The commitment by Russia to reduce military action was regarded with skepticism.
In an evening video message, President Volodymyr Zelensky declared, “Ukrainians are not naive people.”
Initial indicators from the peace negotiations, Mr. Zelensky said, were “promising,” but they did not “drown out” the bursts of Russian shelling.
Other nations reacted with caution as well.
“I don’t read anything into it until I see what their actions are,” US Vice President Joe Biden remarked.
Leaders from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy also urged the West not to relax its anti-Russian stance.
Mr. Chaus added on Telegram that Russian forces were “carrying out strikes on [the city of] Nizhyn, including airstrikes, and they hit [the city of] Chernihiv all night long.”
:: “This was a difficult night.
We heard that there was fighting in the outskirts, away from the city center, all night.
Artillery could be heard.
Tonight, however, there was no aviation.”
Vladyslav Atroshenko, the mayor of Chernihiv, said Russia’s promise to cease its attacks on Kyiv and Chernihiv would be excellent news if it could be trusted.
“Inhuman artillery shelling of several residential sections of the city took place on Tuesday, “where about 35 people were hospitalized, where individuals lost their legs, and some people were killed.”
