Fighting continues for a third day in Ukraine after the Russian invasion, and has now reached the streets of the capital, Kiev.
A statement from Ukraine's military command said Russia had fired Cleber cruise missiles from the Black Sea, while an adviser to Ukraine's presidential office said fighting was ongoing near the Ukrainian cities of Khair Son, Mikulov and Odessa. ⚡️Zelensky posts another video filmed in central Kyiv.
"There's a lot of fake information online that I call on our army to lay down arms, and that there's evacuation," he said.
"I'm here. We won't lay down our arms. We will defend our state." pic.twitter.com/VKVY4XRUip
According to the foreign news agency, shelling continues in the central part of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, while according to British media reports, the fighting has now spread from other cities to the streets of the capital Kiev.
According to media reports, Russia fired missiles at a residential building near Zulini Airport and Sevastopol Square in the capital Kiev.
"We will not surrender," Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said in a video posted on social media in front of the presidential office in Kiev.
Russia's Defense Ministry claims that Russian forces have captured the Ukrainian city of Militopol, with Russian forces targeting military targets in Ukraine with cruise missiles.
Big claim by the Ukrainian army
The Ukrainian military says in a statement that more than 3,500 Russian soldiers have been killed and about 200 taken prisoner.
The Ukrainian military says 14 Russian planes, eight helicopters and 102 tanks have been destroyed.
