Ukrainians battle to hold back advancing Russian troops as heavy fighting continues and explosions are seen and heard in Kyiv
Explosions have been seen and heard in parts of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as the fight by Ukrainian forces to hold back a Russian advance on the capital intensifies in the early hours of Saturday morning, amid warnings the city could fall within days and as officials handed out weapons to reservists.
"This night will be very difficult, and the enemy will use all available forces to break the resistance of Ukrainians," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a late-night video message Friday."This night we have to stand ground. The fate of Ukraine is being decided right now."Earlier Saturday, videos from eyewitnesses showed explosions taking place in an area north-west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. There is a military base in the area.
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