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Several international media reported explosions in the 06s both in Lutsk, northwest Ukraine, and in Dnipro to the east. According to the BBC, cities have never been attacked before.

Reuters writes that Dnipro was hit by three attacks near a kindergarten and an apartment building. At least one person must have been killed.

At the same time, new photos taken by the private company Maxar Technologies, Thursday morning, show movement in the Russian military column, which has been moving in the direction of Kyiv for days.

The column jumped forward at the start of last week, but has held steady ever since. Some explanations for this were allegedly due to a lack of food and fuel.

US officials also said Ukrainian forces carried out attacks on the convoy.

The images show armored vehicles driving in and out of cities near Antonov Airport, according to the Associated Press.

Antonov Airport is located 25 kilometers where the crow flies from the center of the capital, Kyiv.

You must be within 5 kilometers of Kyiv

Books some vehicles moved to the forest, according to the pictures Watchman. While parts of the column to the north regrouped near Lubank. Mobile artillery is deployed in nearby locations.

at Posts on Facebook The Ukrainian Defense Ministry wrote that there have been no major changes in the positions of its forces or Russian forces in the past six hours.

The BBC writes that the shaft has approached 5 kilometers from Kyiv in the past 24 hours, according to spokesmen for US authorities. Thus, the forces approaching the city from the northwest are 15 kilometers away.

According to the spokesman, the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv was closed. The city is located near Ukraine’s border with Belarus.

European Union leaders gathered on Thursday for the first two days of meetings at the Palace of Versailles in France

European Union leaders gathered on Thursday for the first two days of meetings at the Palace of Versailles in France

Photo: Michel Euler/AP

The European Union rejects Ukraine’s desire for a speedy remedy

On Friday evening, it was also announced that EU leaders are saying no to Ukraine’s desire to speed up processing of its EU application. On the other hand, the European Union wants to strengthen relations with Ukraine.

The heads of state and government of the 27 European Union countries concluded the night before on Friday, the first day of an EU summit at the Palace of Versailles in France.

At 3 o’clock, they published a joint statement rejecting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desire for speedy membership.

Instead, EU leaders say they want to strengthen ties and partnership with Ukraine, while the country continues on its “European way”.

In advance, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania wanted the summit text to contain crucial wording that Ukraine had a “perspective” on becoming a candidate country for EU membership.

Which in “EU parlance” means that a country is on its way to becoming a member.

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