Russian troops are advancing on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in a vast convoy of tanks and other vehicles. Satellite imagery shows the convoy, now within 17 miles (25 kilometers) of the center of the city, stretching for some 40 miles.
As the talks along the Belarusian border wrapped up, several blasts could be heard in Kyiv, and Russian troops advanced on the city of nearly 3 million. The vast convoy of armored vehicles, tanks, artillery and support vehicles was 17 miles from the center of the city and stretched for about 40 miles, according to satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies.
Messages aimed at the advancing Russian soldiers popped up on billboards, bus stops and electronic traffic signs across the capital. Some used profanity to encourage Russians to leave. Others appealed to their humanity.ADVERTISEMENT “They wanted to have a blitzkrieg, but it failed, so they act this way,” said 83-year-old Valentin Petrovich, who watched the shelling from his downtown apartment and gave just his first name and his patronymic, a middle name derived from his father’s name, out of fear for his safety.
“Frightened kids, frightened looks. They want to eat,” Konstantin Maloletka, who runs a small shop, said by telephone. He said the soldiers went into a supermarket and grabbed canned meat, vodka and cigarettes.Across Ukraine, terrified families huddled overnight in shelters, basements or corridors. But that did little to calm Russian fears. In Moscow, people lined up to withdraw cash as the sanctions threatened to drive up prices and reduce the standard of living for millions of ordinary Russians.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine rejects Russian offer for talks in BelarusFighting intensifies in Kharkiv, with Russia claiming Ukrainian surrenders
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Belarus preparing to join Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. official saysEarlier Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine and Russia would conduct the first diplomatic talks since the Kremlin-launched invasion.
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine agrees to meet with Russian negotiators at Belarus borderBREAKING: Ukraine has agreed to send a delegation to meet with Russian negotiators for talks at the border between Belarus and Ukraine, according to a spokesman for Ukraine’s president’s office. LIVE UPDATES:
Read more »
Russia attacks Ukraine: Ukraine, Russian delegations to meet at Belarus border (live updates)Follow along for the latest on the U.S. response to tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Read more »
Russia attacks Ukraine: 1st UN General Assembly emergency session in 40 years set (live updates)UPDATE: For the first time since 1982, the United Nations Security Council has called for a special session of the United Nations General Assembly to be held on Monday.
Read more »
Russia attacks Ukraine: 1st UN General Assembly emergency session in 40 years setThe United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says missiles struck a radioactive waste disposal site in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight.
Read more »