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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Street fighting erupts in Kyiv
Ukraine’s president urges residents to take up arms, as heavy fighting rages around the capital.
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Ukrainian soldiers walk past debris from a burning military truck on a street in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 26, 2022
Street fighting has broken out with Russian forces in the capital, Kyiv, which was rocked with intense gunfire and explosions overnight.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenkskyy has pledged to not surrender and continue fighting to defend his country.
The Russian army said it has taken control of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol and targeted the country’s military infrastructure with air and sea-based cruise missiles.
United States says it will sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Meta, the parent company of social media giant Facebook, has barred Russian state media from running ads or monetising on its platform.
UN says more than 50,000 Ukrainians have fled to other countries since the fighting started.
Here are the latest updates:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022...esolution-condemning-russia-invasion-liveblog
The current ' government ' of Ukraine came to power on the back of a coup to remove Ukraine's pro-Russian president. Do we want to know what role the US played in that coup - or is it so, so much more comfortable to just paint Russia ' bad ' and NATO ' good '.