Ukrainian forces are putting up 'very determined resistance' to Russia's invasion, a U.S. defense official said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy struck a defiant tone on the streets of the capital Kyiv
Russian forces meet resistance in Ukrainian citiesLengthy queues at ATMs and gas stationsKYIV, Feb 26 - Ukrainian forces are putting up "very determined resistance" to Russia's invasion, a U.S. defence official said on Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy struck a defiant tone on the streets of the capital Kyiv.
The United States has observed more than 250 launches of Russian missiles, mostly short-range, at Ukrainian targets, the U.S. defence official said. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who has fostered good ties with Russia and Ukraine, told Zelenskiy by phone on Saturday that Ankara was making efforts for an immediate ceasefire.Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said there was currently no major Russian military presence in the capital, but that saboteur groups were active. The metro system serves now only as a shelter for citizens and trains have stopped running, he said.
"I was smart enough to stock up food for a at least a month," said Serhiy, out for a walk before the curfew. "I did not trust the politicians that this would end peacefully." Putin has said he must eliminate what he calls a serious threat to his country from its smaller neighbour and has cited the need to "denazify" Ukraine's leadership, accusing it of genocide against Russian-speakers in eastern Ukraine - a charge dismissed by Kyiv and its Western allies as baseless propaganda.
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