Russian forces enter Ukraine capital Kyiv after morning missile strikes
- A senior Western intelligence official said Kyiv may fall to Russian forces within hours
- Nato will meet Friday and the UN Security Council is likely to vote on a draft resolution
The first Russian military units have entered Kyiv, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry said on Friday, as the second day of Moscow’s invasion brought with it renewed air strikes and fighting along various battle lines across Ukraine.
Russian “saboteurs” were in the Obolon district in the north of the capital, the ministry announced via Facebook. The information could not be independently confirmed initially.
The ministry called on locals to prepare petrol bombs for use in combat and to report sightings of Russian military equipment. Residents should not leave their homes, the ministry said.
Earlier in the day, Kyiv was bombarded by missiles and President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of targeting civilian areas.
“They say that civilian objects are not a target for them. But this is another lie of theirs. In reality, they do not distinguish between areas in which they operate,” Zelensky said in a video early Friday.