Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens
The invasion is now in its 16th day.
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The invasion is now in its 16th day.
The strikes on Friday came as new satellite photos appeared to show a massive convoy outside the Ukrainian capital had fanned out into towns and forests near Kyiv.
Russia widens its military offensive with airstrikes in western Ukraine ahead of its requested meeting with the U.N. Security Council. Latest news.
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes hit near airports in western Ukraine on Friday as the military offensive widened, and invading troops kept up pressure on the capital Kyiv and the besieged port city of Mariupol.
Russia's Defense Ministry says its forces have attacked and destroyed two military airfields in the Ukrainian cities of Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk and taken them out of action as the Russian military appears to widen its three-week invasion of Ukraine.