In Photos: Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Capital, Crisis Ensues
Russia continues to inch toward Ukraine's capital, with heavy shelling striking residential buildings and sending civilians on the move.
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Aftermath of a fire at a residential building in the Obolon district of Kyiv.
Over three weeks into the invasion, Russian forces continue their attack on the Ukrainian capital.
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Two residential buildings were hit and two people wounded during several explosions in Kyiv early Wednesday.
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As Russian shelling intensified, the city was placed under curfew due to what Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko described as a “difficult and dangerous moment.”
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"This is why I ask all Kyivites to get prepared to stay at home for two days, or if the sirens go off, in the shelters," Klitschko said.
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A Russian missile attack hit a residential building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynsky district on Tuesday.
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An artillery shell hit a high-rise building in Svyatoshin district in Kyiv.
The attack set the apartment building on fire, killing at least 4 people and injuring 40.
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Fragments of a downed rocket fell on the road on Kurenevka in Kyiv.
Several other buildings in Sviatoshynsky were also hit.
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Injured elderly man on Kurenevka in Kyiv.
The attack was launched just hours before Russia-Ukraine peace talks were set to resume.
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Leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia traveled to Kyiv Tuesday in an unprecedented show of support to Ukraine as Russian shelling rampaged across the country.
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An artillery shell hit a high-rise building on Podol district in Kyiv.
The war forced more than 3 million people to flee Ukraine to neighboring countries, including children.
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An artillery shell hit a high-rise building on Podol district in Kyiv.
Half of Kyiv’s population has left the city to escape the bombardment by the Russian forces.
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An artillery shell hit a high-rise building on Podol district in Kyiv.
Over 100 Ukrainian children have died since the start of Russia's invasion, officials say.
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