Ukraine Says Kyiv Under Complete Control Of Army Amid Reports; UN Security Council Plans To Vote To Call General Assembly

Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the Russian military closing in on capital Kyiv, which is taking heavy artillery fire and airstrikes. On Sunday, the UNSC votes to call for a rare emergency.

Russia-Ukraine crises: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected a US evacuation offer, with his country under siege. Curfew has been imposed in Kyiv as Russians close in, and residents have been asked to stay indoors until Monday.

In contrast, it was reportedly claimed the lives of 198 fellow citizens, and thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing the country amid a war. France, the US, and Germany have pledged military assistance to Ukraine to bolster its chances of stymying the Russian invasion.

In the matter of Ukraine, UN Security Council plans to vote to call General Assembly meeting

Diplomats said the United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of the 193-member UN General Assembly on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which would be held on Monday.

The appeal for a session on Ukraine comes after Russia vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow’s invasion on Friday. The 11 members voted in favor while China, India, and UAE abstained.

The vote by the 15-member council is procedural, so none of the five permanent council members – Russia, China, France, Britain, and the United States – can wield their vetoes. Diplomats said that the move needs nine votes in favor and is likely to pass.

Ukraine detaching road signs to confuse invading Russian forces

“The enemy has poor communications. In a Facebook update late on Friday, they cannot navigate the terrain,”

the company Ukravtodor said. A company in charge of building and maintaining roads in Ukraine said it was detaching all road signs that could be used by invading Russian troops to find their way around the country.