The battle for Kyiv continued as the sun rose in Ukraine Sunday morning, as invading Russian forces continued their assault on the country’s capital.
according to a member of the European Union Parliament who said he was citing Ukrainian intelligence reports.
To assist the besieged Ukrainian forces, President Joe Biden has pledged an additional $350 million in military assistance to the country, including anti-tank weapons, body armor and small arms. Germany also agreed to send missiles and anti-tank weapons and announced it will close its airspace to Russian aircraft.
A 6-year-old boy was killed and several others were injured in Kyiv following intense clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the western part of the city, a doctor from a local hospital The Ukrainian military claimed on Friday it had killed 3,500 Russian soldiers since the invasion began, and had taken more than 200 prisoners.
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Russian troops advance on Kyiv as Ukrainian leader pleads for helpKYIV (Reuters) -Missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital on Friday as Russian forces pressed their advance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so far were not enough. Air raid sirens wailed over Kyiv amid unconfirmed reports that a Russian plane had been shot down and crashed into a building a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion that has shocked the world. A senior Ukrainian official said Russian forces would enter areas just outside the capital, Kyiv, later on Friday and that Ukrainian troops were defending positions on four fronts despite being outnumbered.
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Russia attacks Ukraine: Russian forces within 20 miles of Kyiv (live updates)Russia continues to press forward into Ukraine on Friday, reaching the outskirts of Kyiv, according to The Associated Press. Russian troops unleashed airstrikes on the capital city, and explosions sounded before dawn.
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Kyiv citizens asked to use Molotov cocktails against Russian invadersThe alert came as the Ukrainian defense ministry said Russian forces appeared to have infiltrated a residential district of Kyiv.
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