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Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.
Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv and gunfire was reported in several areas, as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine's president pleaded for international help to fend off an attack that could topple his democratically elected government, cause massive casualties and ripple out damage to the global economy.
Among the signs that the Ukrainian capital was increasingly threatened, the military said Friday that a group of Russian spies and saboteurs was seen in a district on the outskirts of Kyiv, and police told people not to exit a subway station in the city centre because there was gunfire in the area.
Elsewhere in the capital, soldiers established defensive positions at bridges, and armoured vehicles rolled down the streets, while many residents stood uneasily in doorways of their apartment buildings.
The invasion began early Thursday with a series of missile strikes on cities and military bases, and then quickly followed with a multi-pronged ground assault that rolled troops in from several areas in the east; from the southern region of Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014; and from Belarus to the north.
Russia said it was not targeting cities, but journalists saw destruction in many civilian areas.
"They say that civilian objects are not a target for them. This is a lie. In fact, they do not distinguish which areas to operate in," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said he was staying in Kyiv despite threats to his life.
He called on Western leaders to take further steps to contain Russian aggression saying the sanctions imposed on Thursday didn't prevent the Kremlin from continuing the offensive.
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Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv and gunfire was reported in several areas, as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine's president pleaded for international help to fend off an attack that could topple his democratically elected government, cause massive casualties and ripple out damage to the global economy.
Among the signs that the Ukrainian capital was increasingly threatened, the military said Friday that a group of Russian spies and saboteurs was seen in a district on the outskirts of Kyiv, and police told people not to exit a subway station in the city centre because there was gunfire in the area.
Elsewhere in the capital, soldiers established defensive positions at bridges, and armoured vehicles rolled down the streets, while many residents stood uneasily in doorways of their apartment buildings.
The invasion began early Thursday with a series of missile strikes on cities and military bases, and then quickly followed with a multi-pronged ground assault that rolled troops in from several areas in the east; from the southern region of Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014; and from Belarus to the north.
Russia said it was not targeting cities, but journalists saw destruction in many civilian areas.
"They say that civilian objects are not a target for them. This is a lie. In fact, they do not distinguish which areas to operate in," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said he was staying in Kyiv despite threats to his life.
He called on Western leaders to take further steps to contain Russian aggression saying the sanctions imposed on Thursday didn't prevent the Kremlin from continuing the offensive.
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