Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia is leaving a treacherous landscape in its wake as the invading forces retreat from around Kyiv, boobytrapping streets and civilian homes.
“They are mining the whole territory, they are mining homes, mining equipment, even the bodies of people who were killed,” Zelenskyy said in a video address late Friday. He urged residents to wait to resume their normal lives until land mines could be cleared and the danger of more shelling has passed.
Ukrainian troops retaking territory in the north carefully navigated streets. They attached cables to the dead bodies of civilians to pull them off the street, fearing they were boobytrapped, and placed red rags on remnants of unexploded ordnance.
As talks between the nations resumed Friday, some Russian forces continued pulling away from the Ukraine capital, though Ukrainian and Western officials have warned the move is likely not a signal that the war will wind down. Rather, Russian forces are likely resupplying, they have said.
USA TODAY ON TELEGRAM: Join our new Russia-Ukraine war channel to receive updates straight to your phone.
THE NEWS COMES TO YOU: Get the latest updates on the situation in Ukraine. Sign up here.
Latest developments:
►Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 4,217 citizens were evacuated along humanitarian corridors on Saturday.
► Russian military troops departed the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear power plant Friday, handing control…
