Over 2 million from Ukraine applied for evacuation to Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday claimed that over 2 million people from Ukraine had applied for evacuation to Russia.

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, alleged that US experts instructed Ukrainian specialists how to develop bioprograms, during a press conference on the country adding  Russia is wondering if these biomaterials have fallen into the hands of nationalists. 

Maria Zakharova also said that Russia would prefer to ensure Ukraine’s neutral status.  Moscow’s aims do not include overthrowing the Kyiv government and it hopes to achieve more progress in the next round of talks with Ukraine, Zakharova added  that Russia’s military operation was going strictly in line with its plan. 

Nearly two weeks into the invasion, the Russians have advanced deep along Ukraine’s coastline Mariupol, where they could establish a land bridge to Crimea, which was seized by Moscow in 2014 from Ukraine.