Russia-Ukraine Crisis Russia fires on evacuation convoy, 7 killed
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian intelligence service on Saturday said that seven civilians were killed after Russian troops fired at an evacuation convoy in the Kyiv region.
The agency said, "After the attack, the occupiers forced the remnants of the column to turn back to Peremoha and are not letting them out of the village."
Russia has denied targeting civilians since the start of the invasion on February 24, The Guardian reported.
Meanwhile, the UK ministry of defence has said Russia will have to seek alternative sources to reinforce their "overstretched regular forces".
It said, "President Putin has publicly welcomed the recruitment of '16,000 mostly Middle Eastern volunteers' to support his invasion of Ukraine. "Syrian mercenaries have deployed alongside Russian proxy forces in Libya since late 2020.
"Russia this week has also been forced to acknowledge the use of conscript soldiers in its operations against Ukraine. "As losses mount, Russia will be forced to draw on alternative sources to reinforce their overstretched regular forces," it added.
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