Ukraine’s Defence Ministry has tweeted that enemy Russian operatives were in the capital Kyiv this morning
The defence ministry called on locals to rally and make Molotov cocktails to fight back
Meanwhile, several videos online appear to show armoured vehicles rolling down mostly-empty roads in Obolon
The Kremlin said Russia is ready to hold talks with Ukraine in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, about Ukraine declaring a ‘neutral status’ including demilitarisation.
Earlier Russian forces were said to be just 20 miles from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv this morning as the City has come on rocket attack
“Horrific Russian rocket strikes on Kyiv,” tweeted Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba,t
“Last time our capital experienced anything like this was in 1941 when it was attacked by Nazi Germany. Ukraine defeated that evil and will defeat this one. Stop Putin. Isolate Russia. Severe (sic) all ties. Kick Russia out of everywhere.”
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has confirmed multiple reports of Russian missile strikes in a national address early on Friday morning,
Zelenskiy said the strikes began at 4am local time on Friday, adding that Russian troops were stopped by Ukrainian forces from advancing in most directions.
Russian forces might enter Vorzel and surrounding villages on the outskirts of Kyiv, says Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.
The battle to take over the airfield at Hostomel, on the northern outskirts of the Ukrainian capital has raged all afternoon
Journalists from CNN filmed a group of Russian paratroopers landing but it appears Ukrainian forces have retaken the airport this evening
Russian forces have taken control of the former nuclear facility at Chernobyl but no casualties or destruction have been reported.
Meanwhile fighting has continued throughout the night with reports of battle in the Ukrainian city of Sumy and The city of Mariupol one of the largest Ukrainian ports on the Azov Sea, is under heavy fire with reports of hundreds of explosions.
