Now, Ukraine has told residents to evacuate the city of Perov in the Donetsk region, with officials saying Russian forces are rapidly approaching after heavy fighting there. An aide to the Kremlin has claimed that NATO and the West were directly involved in the planning for Ukraine's attack on Russia's KK region. News agency Reuters reports comments in the 'Isvestia' newspaper from Nikolai Patrushev, saying U.S. statements that they were not involved were not true.
The White House, meanwhile, says Ukraine did not provide advanced notice of its incursion and that Washington had no involvement. Ukraine has set up a military office inside Russia, which it says will meet the immediate needs of the population in the area. Russian officials previously said they have prepared plans for additional measures to safeguard the population and infrastructure in the area bordering Ukraine.
There's now a discussion within the Atlantic Council that the slow Russian response may indicate hints of insubordination at this point because it's very difficult to explain this almost completely impotent response to the Ukrainian Invasion. The first of all, the Ukrainian troops blasted by were supposed to be highly effective barriers, and secondly, you're not seeing much of a kind of resistance among the general population among law enforcement. There hasn't been one shot reported fired from any police station.
Sure. It feeds very, very nicely into the typical Russian propaganda narrative that it's Russia versus the West. But I think from the Ukrainian point of view, you know, there's the saying, 'It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.' I think that's what Ukraine did in this particular case is they went in with some Western kit, not all of it, but with some of it, and did what they have to do.
Q: What evacuation orders has Ukraine issued and why?
A: Ukraine has told residents to evacuate the city of Perov in the Donetsk region, with officials saying Russian forces are rapidly approaching after heavy fighting there.
Q: What accusations has an aide to the Kremlin made regarding Western involvement in Ukraine's attack?
A: An aide to the Kremlin has claimed that NATO and the West were directly involved in the planning for Ukraine's attack on Russia's KK region.
Q: What does the White House say about Ukraine's incursion and their involvement?
A: The White House says Ukraine did not provide advanced notice of its incursion and that Washington had no involvement.
Q: What military office has Ukraine set up inside Russia and for what purpose?
A: Ukraine has set up a military office inside Russia, which it says will meet the immediate needs of the population in the area.
Q: What analysis has been made about the Ukrainian incursion and the Russian response?
A: There's now a discussion within the Atlantic Council that the slow Russian response may indicate hints of insubordination, as the response to the Ukrainian Invasion has been almost completely impotent.
Q: What concerns have Western allies expressed regarding the situation?
A: Western allies have expressed concerns that the situation feeds into the typical Russian propaganda narrative of Russia versus the West.
Q: What strategy did Ukraine employ in their actions and what is the reasoning behind it?
A: Ukraine employed a strategy of 'It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.' They went in with some Western kit and did what they had to do.
