Is the invasion imminent? A military source in Ukraine reported this morning (Monday) to "Israel Today" about a special deployment of special units of the Ukrainian army near the Belarusian border for fear of "provocations".
According to US intelligence estimates, Putin is expected to invade Ukraine in the next 24 hours after negotiations and diplomatic efforts have so far failed.
Russia's 105 battalions are on the Ukrainian border, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The US Embassy moved its operations from the city of Kiev to the city of Lviv in the west of the country, the city closer to the Polish border.
The US Embassy in Minsk issued a travel warning to Belarus and asked its citizens to leave the country immediately in the face of tensions with Russia.
In Israel, people are following the events with concern and fear for the lives of thousands of Israelis and Jews left in Ukraine.
Israeli airlines will reinforce the routes to allow them to depart from Kiev as soon as possible.
Israel Today courier in Kiev with all the updates.
Regular updates on what is happening on the Russia-Ukraine border:
9:20 -
Due to the state of emergency in Ukraine, the inter-ministerial exceptions committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health and the Population Authority decided to approve an exemption from corona checks before the flight to Israel.
The exemption will be granted to those who fly on emergency flights from Ukraine, for the purpose of evacuating and flying civilians and other passengers who decide to bring them to Israel, subject to filling out a health declaration.
Upon landing in Israel, passengers will perform a PCR test at Ben Gurion Airport.
Ukrainian army moves air defense systems outside the capital Kiev // Photo: Neta Bar
9:00
- Eyewitnesses in Kiev told Israel Today that trucks of equipment were seen leaving the US embassy, apparently on their way to Levib, where an United States emergency mission will operate until the end of the tension.
8:30 -
A military source in Ukraine reported to Israel Today on the special deployment of special units of the Ukrainian army near the Belarusian border for fear of "provocations".
The source did not explain the nature of the threat but said the northern border of the country was particularly tense over the past day.
Motivated cannons of the Russian army are training near the Ukrainian border, Photo: AP
8:15
- The Russian envoy to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, told the Russian news agency RIA today (Tuesday) that "Russia will respond" if Russian citizens are harmed.
"We will not invade Ukraine unless it is provoked to do so," Chizhov said.
"If the Ukrainians launch an offensive against Russia, you will not be surprised if we attack against it. Or if they harm the human lives of Russian citizens everywhere."
7:45
- German Chancellor Olaf Schultz will meet today (Tuesday) with Putin and then return to Kiev in recent mediation attempts between the West and Moscow.
7:30
- Vigilant military traffic was recorded this morning (Tuesday) on roads outside the capital Kiev, apparently as part of the Ukrainian army's preparations for Russian action.
Armored forces and air defense systems were observed moving on the roads north of the capital
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