Fierce fighting in Kyiv, elsewhere in Ukraine as President urges resistance
Russian troops moved on Ukraine's capital as the country's president refused an American offer to evacuate. "The fight is here," he said.
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Russian troops moved on Ukraine's capital as the country's president refused an American offer to evacuate. "The fight is here," he said.
Raid sirens went off in Kyiv at noon on Saturday as the capital-city is bracing of a possible new air assault. Local footage depicts people still taking up shelter in the subway or in their bathrooms, after an apartment building was damaged on Saturday. Shelling continued for most of the morning in both Kyiv and in the Kherson outskirts, north of the Crimean Peninsula. Nearly 200 Ukrainian civilians have been killed so far in fighting on Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's Health Minister, Viktor Lyashko told the press. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted saying it is a crucial moment ...
Russian troops moved on Ukraine's capital as the country's president refused an American offer to evacuate. "The fight is here," he said.
Ukrainian officials reported some success in fending off assaults, but fighting persisted near the capital.
With fighting in Kyiv streets overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his country to repel Russian troops trying to take the capital.