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Ukraine: Explosions heard in central Kiev

A number of explosions were heard in the capital city of Ukraine as the Russian special military operation entered the second day, local media reported on Friday.

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Russia's Troops Move To Take Control Of Kyiv, Major Explosions Heard; Taiwan Announces Sanctions

Russian forces have advanced to the outskirts of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Saboteurs are already in the city, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Benzinga

Ukraine death toll at 137 before 'horrific rocket strikes' hit Kyiv overnight

'Putin is trying to subjugate a friendly European country. He is trying to redraw the map of Europe by force. He must and he will fail.'

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Pentagon orders 7,000 more troops to Europe

WASHINGTON: As Russian forces head toward Kyiv with what the Pentagon described as an apparent aim of "decapitating" the Ukrainian government, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an additional 7,000 troops to Europe with the Continent facing the biggest land war since World War II.

Bangkok Post

Fighting reaches Kyiv as Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies

Air raid sirens wail over capital and heavy gunfire and explosions heard in residential district

The Guardian - UK

Boxing-Klitschko brothers to take up arms and fight for Ukraine

Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko said he would take up arms alongside his brother and fellow Hall of Famer Wladimir Klitschko to fight in what is a "bloody war" following Russia's invasion of their country Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: Explosions heard in Kiev with jet 'shot down' as capital hit by Russian missiles

A jet was reportedly shot down in Kyiv amid explosions with the Ukraine interior ministry claiming the Russian army had started to fire missiles into residential districts

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Explosions heard in Kyiv, official says enemy aircraft downed

Ukrainian forces downed an enemy aircraft over Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, which then crashed into a residential building and set it on fire, said Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to the interior minister.

Reuters

Warning of ‘sabotage groups’ amid fresh Kyiv attacks

Russian ballistic missiles were reportedly hitting Kyiv early on Friday (local time), as Ukraine's president warned of "sabotage" groups in the capital.

The New Daily

Russia-Ukraine war: Terrified children shelter in metros in somber echoes of the Blitz

Young children have been pictured in underground metro systems huddled together in fear as they shelter from Russian shelling in cities around Ukraine including the capital Kyiv

Daily Mirror

Australians in Ukraine wake to explosions as Russia invades while many flee to Polish border

Australians in Ukraine woke to the sound of explosions as Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the Eastern European nation.

ABC News

Day Two of Russian attack on Ukraine: What we know so far

Ukraine leader says at least 137 killed in Russian attack as Western powers announce series of sanctions against Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Russian troops move closer to Ukraine's capital and attack Kyiv with fresh air strikes

A series of pre-dawn explosions have rocked Ukraine's capital Kyiv, with Russian troops reportedly on the outskirts of the capital.

ABC News

Ukraine president orders full military mobilisation to counter Russia

Volodymyr Zelensky has also said 137 civilians and military personnel have been killed so far in the invasion of his country

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Reuters

Private group mounts evacuation of Americans from Ukraine amid Russian assault

A private volunteer group from Florida said it has launched an attempt to usher about two dozen Americans out of Ukraine in the first evacuation of U.S. citizens since the country came under Russian military attack on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news - live: Missiles and gunfire rock Kyiv as Zelensky says ‘we will not lay down weapons’

Kyiv residents urged to seek immediate shelter and stay away from windows

Daily Mirror

Kyiv to fall 'by the weekend' as Russian 'sabotage groups' enter Ukraine capital

Ukraine's capital Kyiv is expected to fall by the weekend according to US intelligence with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that "enemy sabotage groups" were now in the city

Axios

Russian troops enter Ukraine's second-largest city as assault continues in Kyiv

Kharkiv, a city of 1.4 million in northeast Ukraine near the border with Russia, has endured intense attacks.

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Ukraine residents sheltering in subway stations, basements and purpose-built bunkers as Russia invades

Kyiv is home to the world's deepest train station, and subway stations like it are being used as bomb shelters all across Ukraine after Russia declared war.

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: what we know so far

Reports of heavy fighting in the suburbs of Kyiv as citizens urged to resist Russian forces

Reuters

Kyiv braces for assault as Russia, Ukraine signal possibility of talks

The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian forces in the worst European security crisis in decades.

ABC News

Why did Russia seize the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

Ukraine's government, anonymous Russian military sources and experts have all posited different explanations as to why Russia captured the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant as part of Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.

The Independent UK

US intel predicted Russia's invasion plans. Did it matter?

For months, the White House repeatedly released its intelligence findings about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to attack Ukraine

Reuters

Explainer-Why Russia and Ukraine are fighting for Chernobyl disaster site

Russian and Ukrainian forces fought on Thursday for control of Chernobyl, the still radioactive site of the world's worst nuclear accident and a factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Daily Mirror

Brit desperate to escape war-torn Ukraine after risking life to visit girlfriend

Jez Myers, 44, and his partner Maria Romanenko flew back into Kyiv last night, unaware Vladimir Putin was shortly about to order his troops to invade Ukraine

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