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Kyiv in ‘no danger’ but prepared: Ukraine minister
Smoke rises in the city of Severodonetsk during heavy fightings between Ukrainian and Russian troops at eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on May 30, 2022, on the 96th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - EU leaders will try to overcome Hungary's rejection of a Russian oil embargo on May 30, 2022 as part of a further tightening of sanctions against Moscow, whose forces are advancing in eastern Ukraine, with fighting in the heart of the key city of Severodonetsk. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP)
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June 9, 2022

Kyiv in ‘no danger’ but prepared: Ukraine minister

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP)— Ukraine’s interior minister said Thursday there was no imminent risk of Russians marching on Kyiv, more than 100 days after Russia invaded, but the capital would not let its guard down.

“There is no danger of an attack on Kyiv today,” Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said.

“There is no concentration of troops near the Belarusian border, but we understand that any scenarios are possible tomorrow,” he told AFP, dressed in a black military sweater, a Ukrainian flag on its right sleeve.

“Therefore, serious training is under way — preparation of the line of defence, training of troops who will remain” in Kyiv and around the city.

The minister also said Russian air strikes could hit at any time.

“Any place in Ukraine can be a target for rocket fire, including Kyiv,” he said.

Targets could even include “the government quarter” and “historic centre” of the capital, he added.

Russian forces had their sights set on Kyiv when they moved into Ukraine in late February, rapidly taking over control of several towns around the city.

But the invading forces withdrew from those suburbs a month later, leaving a trail of death in their wake, and have since focused on trying to gain ground in the east and south of the country.

Monastyrsky said Ukraine would continue to prosecute captured Russian soldiers for alleged war crimes.

“These crimes have no statute of limitations. Whenever these monsters are found, they will be held accountable,” he said.

Up to “288 people have been suspected so far.”

He added that negotiations were underway to bring home Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia or Moscow-backed separatists.

“It is vital to bring them back here today, to save the boys from imminent death,” he said.

“We are working to return the wounded first.”

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