UK says war in northern Ukraine ‘static,’ Russian troops reorganizing

By AP 23 March 2022, 1:04 pm

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Ukrainian servicemen stand guard at a military check point in Kyiv on March 21, 2022 (FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Britain’s defense ministry says the war in northern Ukraine is largely “static,” with Russian forces trying to reorganize before resuming a large-scale assault.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, UK defense officials say, “Russian forces are attempting to envelop Ukrainian forces in the east of the country as they advance from the direction of Kharkiv in the north and Mariupol in the south.”

In an update posted on social media, Britain’s defense ministry says Russian troops in the south are trying to circumvent the city of Mykolaiv as they push west towards Odesa, a key Black Sea port that has so far been spared major attack.