70,000 Russians invaded Kyiv region from Belarus in February 2022
In February 2022, 70,000 Russians and 7,000 armored vehicles invaded the Kyiv region from the territory of Belarus, covering 115 kilometers.
First Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk, who then headed Kyiv Regional Military Administration told about this in an interview with “RBK”.
To surround Kyiv, the Russians began to advance to the Zhytomyr highway. According to Pavliuk, Makariv became an important city on the way of the Russians to Kyiv — it was not taken under complete control but bypassed. On the left bank, the Russians advanced in the direction of Horodna and Chernihiv, as well as in the direction of Sumy — Kyiv.
Pavliuk also said that the most critical moment of the operation for the defense of Kyiv was fighting in the village of Moshchun. The victory under Makariv and Moshchun formed the basis of the defeat of the enemy, and the storming of Kyiv failed.
