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Two loud blasts were heard in central Kyiv early Friday an AFP journalist said as Russian troops push closer to the Ukrainian capital in an invasion of its Western-backed neighbour. The British government has warned that Russian forces are moving in the direction of Kyiv.

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Ukraine president vows to stay put in Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders advancing toward the capital.

. KYIV Russian missiles pounded Kyiv families cowered in shelters and authorities told people to prepare petrol bombs to defend their capital on Friday as Russian President Vladimir Putin. The latest from Ukraine as Russian forces move toward Kyiv From central Ukraine we cover the progress of Russias invasion and its effect on Ukrainians. Mission in Kyiv will be protected by Ukrainian National Guard Police he said.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny. 137 Ukrainians die in first day. Explosions also rang out in Kharkiv Ukraines second-largest city which lies 35 kilometres 20 miles south of the Russian border and.

Ukraine forces shot down a Russian aircraft over Kyiv in the pre-dawn hours Friday morning causing debris from the plane to fall onto a high. Big explosions were heard in Ukraines Kyiv. Diplomat in Ukraine Charge dAffaires Kristina Kvien will work from Lviv and the US.

Sources on the ground have indicated that the Ukrainian military is resisting the invasion destroying Russian vehicles inflicting casualties and taking prisoners. Rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine have asked Moscow for military help against Kyiv the Kremlin announced late Wednesday in a move that opens the door for massed Russian troops to move in. Explosions rocked Ukraines capital of Kyiv overnight while the countrys adviser to the interior minister has reported the downing of a Russian aircraft.

The top US. Ukraine war latest news as Russian troops enter Kyiv. Just before 3am UK time Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine.

Residents told to make petrol bombs and defend city.

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