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News|Russia-Ukraine war

Photos: Kyiv after a night of explosions and street fighting

At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion.

service workers carrying a person at the site of a damaged multi-storey residential building
Emergency service workers carry an injured person near a damaged multi-storey residential building in southwest Kyiv. [State Emergency Services of Ukraine/Reuters TV via Reuters]
Published On 26 Feb 202226 Feb 2022
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Russian troops pressed towards Ukraine’s capital on Saturday, after a night of explosions and street fighting that sent Kyiv residents seeking shelter underground.

The country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting that he would stay. “The fight is here,” he said.

It was not immediately clear how far Russian troops had advanced. Ukrainian officials reported some success in fending off assaults, but fighting persisted near the capital. Skirmishes reported on the edge of the city suggested that small Russian units were probing Ukrainian defences to clear a path for the main forces.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a missile hit a high-rise building on the city’s southwestern outskirts. He posted an image showing a gaping hole on one side of the building that ravaged apartments on several floors. There was no immediate word on casualties.

Saturday’s street clashes followed two days of massive air and missile strikes that Russian officials said targeted Ukrainian military facilities as their ground troops moved in from the north, east and south. The assault pummelled bridges, schools and apartment buildings, and resulted in hundreds of casualties.

Ukraine’s health minister reported on Saturday that 198 people have been killed and more than 1,000 others wounded since the Russian invasion started on Thursday.

Health Minister Viktor Liashko said the death toll included three children. His statement did not make it clear whether the figures included both military personnel and civilians.

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A view shows an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv
An apartment building damaged by shelling in Kyiv. [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]
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Firefighters extinguish fire in an apartment building
Firefighters extinguish a blaze in an apartment building damaged by shelling in the capital. [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]
Ukrainian servicemen inspect near a damaged vehicle, at the site of a fighting with Russian
Ukrainian servicemen at the site of fighting with Russian troops in Kyiv. [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]
Ukrainian service members collect unexploded shells
Ukrainian service members collect unexploded shells after fighting with Russians in the Ukrainian capital. [Sergei Supinsky/AFP]
A soldier's helmet with a bullet hole near debris of burning military trucks
A soldier's helmet with a bullet hole near debris of burning military trucks in a street in Kyiv. [Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo]
Paramedics take cover as an air-raid siren sounds, near an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv
Paramedics take cover as air-raid sirens sound, near an apartment building damaged by shelling in Kyiv. [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]
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An ambulance parked near a barricade and Ukrainian armored vehicles in a street in Kyiv
An ambulance parked near a barricade and Ukrainian armoured vehicles in a Kyiv street. [Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo]
Smoke rises after recent shelling in Kyiv
Smoke rises after shelling on the capital. [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]


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