sexta-feira, 25 de fevereiro de 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskiy to nation: 'we must withstand tonight'


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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/25/russia-ukraine-invasion-latest-news-live-updates-russian-war-vladimir-putin-explosions-bombing-invades-kyiv

 

Fighting is in the east, west and south of Kyiv, according to multiple reports.

 

“All of this is now happening within the city limits,” reports CNN’s Clarissa Ward, but it doesn’t appear to have reached the centre.

 

There are no signs of residential areas being targeted yet, she says, “but we’re hearing a lot of explosions from many different directions.”

 

Interfax Ukraine news agency reports Russian forces have tried to attack an electricity-generating station, while the Ukrainian military says it has repelled an attack on a Kyiv army base, according to Reuters.

 

The Ukrainian government also says it stopped a Russian advancement down Peremohy Avenue - which runs past the Beresteiska metro station, where heavy fighting has also been reported. The Guardian has not independently verified the reports.

 

The assault appears to line up with Zelenskiy’s warning that tonight could see Russia’s attempt to storm the city. Three million people call Kyiv home.

 

Earlier Zelensky posted a video from the streets in Kyiv. “Tonight, they will launch an assault. All of us must understand what awaits us. We must withstand this night,” he said. “The fate of Ukraine is being decided right now.”


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