Russian bear runs into a hive of resistance
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Feb 27 2022 / sunday 06:20 pm / (IST) posted BY: Newsflixall.com
Russian troops are closing in on Ukraine's capital after a night of explosions and street fighting sent Kyiv residents seeking shelter underground. According to New York Times, Ukraine's forces, outmanned and outgunned, were waging a ferocious resistance, battling to keep control of the capital, Kyiv, and other cities. The newspaper said Russia is advancing into three cities: Kyiv in the north, Kharkiv in the northeast and Kherson in the south. But a belligerent President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting he would stay. “The fight is here,” he declared, adding that he needed anti-tank ammunition but “not a ride." In a video message to the besieged nation, Zelensky accused Moscow of attempting to seize Kyiv, topple his government and install a 'puppet' regime.
Declaring that 'we broke their idea', he added: "The fights are going on in many cities and areas of our state. But we know that we are protecting the country, the land, the future of our children. Kyiv and key cities around the capital are controlled by our army.” It was not immediately clear how far Russian troops had advanced and Ukrainian officials reported some success in fending off assaults. Skirmishes reported on the edge of the city suggested that small Russian units were trying to clear a path for the main forces, reports The Mail.
Russia claims its assault on Ukraine is aimed only at military targets, but civilians have been killed and injured during Europe's largest ground war since World War II. A missile struck a high-rise apartment building in the city's outskirts near one of Kyiv's two passenger airports, leaving a gaping hole of ravaged apartments over several floors. A rescue worker said six civilians were injured.
