Kremlin Says Doesn’t Rule Out Taking “Full Control” Of Large Ukraine Cities

Fighting in Ukraine has been going on for over two weeks now, following Russia’s Feb 24 invasion.

Moscow:

The Kremlin said Monday that it may still opt to take control of large cities in Ukraine, as Moscow’s military advances steadily towards several major urban hubs in its pro-Western neighbour.

“Putin gave orders to hold back on any immediate assault on large cities because the civilians losses would be large,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding however that, “the defence ministry does not rule out the possibility of putting large cities under its full control”.

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