Moscow says it is going ahead with a 'massive redeployment' of troops but Ukraine maintains it is 'doing everything' to defend its land.
Reuters news agency also said Ukraine had shelled an important bridge straddling the Dnipro river in Kherson, closing it to traffic.
Undeterred, Russian officials said they would simply turn instead to pontoon bridges and ferries to get forces across.Ukraine bombs Russian supply bridge In his nightly address to his country, President Zelenskyy said:"We are doing everything to ensure the occupying forces do not have any logistical opportunities in our country."Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February in what Moscow calls a"special military operation" to demilitarise its neighbour.
However, Mr Blinken stressed the call, expected to be in the coming days, would not be"a negotiation about Ukraine". Any talks on ending the war must be between Kyiv and Moscow, he said.
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