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We start with the news of Ukraine, the fourth day of the Russian invasion.
In major cities including the capital Kiev, resistance by the Ukrainian army continues amid the Russian offensive.
A few hours ago, Russia had again proposed to Ukraine to negotiate in Belarus, Russia’s ally.
Ukraine has rejected the site, saying it is not neutral.
This is the first news, reporter Lim So-jeong.
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A gas pipe with soaring red flames.
A plume of smoke rises with the sound of an explosion.
On the fourth day of the invasion of Ukraine, the first to break through was the second city of Kharkov.
The Russian army, which paused the attack yesterday by proposing negotiations to the Ukrainian government, declared a breakdown in negotiations and launched a general airstrike on major cities.
[이고리 코나센코프/러시아 국방부 대변인]
“I have been ordered to attack from all sides according to all unit plans.”
Violent street fighting and artillery fires continue inside and outside the capital Kiev, and Kherson in southern Ukraine, close to Crimea, and Vernyevsk in the southeast, are completely surrounded by Russian forces.
But Ukraine’s counterattack is not easy.
The Pentagon said more than half of Russian troops had entered Ukraine, but were struggling with unexpectedly strong resistance.
According to the Washington Post, more than 130,000 people have already voluntarily enlisted in the Territorial Defense Force, a Ukrainian volunteer army.
[세르게이 실디프/우크라이나 드니프로 주민]
“I think one Ukrainian is better than seven Russian soldiers.”
Meanwhile, Russia once again proposed to the Ukrainian government to negotiate in Belarus, but the Ukrainian government rejected it because of the location issue.
[볼로디미르 젤렌스키/우크라이나 대통령]
“Any city in any country, free from missile attacks, can agree. Only in such a place can we have honest conversations and end war.”
Ukrainian officials say 198 people have been killed so far, amid concerns that the war could turn into a long-running war, while the United Nations estimates that at least 64 civilians have been killed.
This is Lim So-jung from MBC News.
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