Published 19:39 IST, February 25th 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv Police picks cyber bots to track Moscow's movements amid invasion

Ukraine police opts for cyber bots to track Russian movement. Police have created a special bot to report the detected marks that occupiers leave on the roads.

Reported by: Aparna Shandilya
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Amid mounting attacks from neighbouring Moscow, Ukraine's National Police on Friday, February 25, revealed that y have picked cyber bots to track Russia's movements. "Dear citizens! cyber police have created a special bot to report detected marks that occupiers leave on ros. You can take a picture of points and y will fall into only database on Google Maps," Ukraine Police's verified Twitter handle wrote.

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Russia's defence ministry announced on February 25 that its forces h taken control of crucial Hostomel airport, located just 7 kilometres (4 miles) northwest of Kyiv, and h landed paratroopers re. operation also resulted in deaths of over 200 people from Ukraine's special forces. According to ministry, Russian military troops have blocked access to Kyiv from west, while separatists in east Ukraine has attacked Ukrainian army positions with Russian military support. Russian military, however, has stated that it will not attack Kyiv's residential districts.

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A top Russian official claimed on February 25 that personnel at Chernobyl nuclear power plant are continuing to service facilities and monitor riation situation at station as usual, PTI reported.  announcement comes a day after Russian forces took control of decommissioned facility after a fierce battle with Ukrainian soldiers guarding it. Russian President Vlimir Putin launched a multi-pronged all-out attack on Ukraine on Thursday, defying international criticism and sanctions and warning foreign nations that any attempt to intervene would result in "consequences y h never seen."

(With inputs from agencies)

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19:38 IST, February 25th 2022