Ukraine: night in shelters in Kiev, Russian vehicles close to the city

Second night of Russian advance on Ukraine. Moscow troops advance towards Kiev. Bombs have been dropped on the city. The Russians control an airport in the capital, the Hostomel, and here they disembark the troops. The Russian military columns are about thirty kilometers from the capital. Odessa airport is already under Russian control. It is fought in Mariupol and in the Donbass.

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According to Ukrainian sources, there are at least 137 dead. No confirmation of casualties has arrived from Russia and there are no independent numbers.

Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke on the night saying that the Russian armed forces are also hitting civilian targets. He asked for help from the West: «I am the number one target of the enemy, my family is number two. Ukraine was left alone to fight the Red Army. Who is ready to fight with us? I see nobody. Who is ready to give Ukraine a guarantee of NATO membership? ».

The Western belief is that Putin wants to overthrow the government in Kiev. If the situation were to deteriorate, there would be a plan to rescue Zelensky. \

Source: Vanity Fair

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