There is a corpse lying on the side of the road. Wear civilian clothes. A car was crushed under the armored vehicle some distance away. Medical personnel are rushing to rescue the driver of the wrecked car. Meanwhile, Ukrainian soldiers were stationed under a two-story building.
This image is of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Anagona was spotted by Russian troops in the area on Friday, local time. They entered Kiev for the first time since the start of the operation in Ukraine on Thursday morning. News AFP
Kiev residents were in a state of panic on Thursday night. Curfew on. The sound of bombardment has been heard again and again throughout the night. Even today the sound of big explosions is heard from the city center. In the northern Kiev town of Obolonsky, people were seen running on the streets in the face of shelling and explosions.
Witnesses from Obolonsky said they saw two bodies near a truck. They seemed to belong to the Russian army. However, Ukrainian troops did not allow AFP reporters to approach the truck.
Yevgen Nalute, 39, a civilian, said two armored vehicles were passing by. There was no sign of their identity. One of them was hidden under an underpass. The other goes a little further along the road. Later he took a turn towards the house. At that time people were fleeing.
An explosion was heard in the Ukrainian capital early Friday. This is the second day that Russia has launched a full-scale offensive in neighboring Ukraine.
The New York Times reports that they have "verified" the video of the "burning debris" explosion in Kiev. The Times also reported that the video "apparently shows that missiles were being fired into the sky from at least two landfalls near Kiev before the explosion."
Sirens were also heard in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. The city is not too far from the Polish border. Many foreign embassies have been temporarily relocated to the city.
U.S. Secretary of State Lloyd Austin said Thursday evening that Russian troops had entered from Belarus and reached within 32 kilometers of Kiev.
Russian troops took control of the Chernobyl power plant in northern Ukraine on Thursday. "This is a declaration of war against the whole of Europe," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"It didn't happen unintentionally," said Victor. This is not just a joke. There was no need for this. That (tank) went over the car. Paused, then came back and crushed it again and left. '
The Russian military reached the outskirts of Kiev yesterday after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia attacked the Gostomel airfield near Obolonsky with helicopters and warplanes. However, Ukraine claims to have resisted the attack.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, has called on civilians to resist Russian troops entering Obolonsky. The ministry said in a post on social media that civilians had been urged to report the movements of Russian troops to the government. As well as making Maltov cocktails to resist enemies.
On Thursday morning, Putin ordered a military operation in Ukraine. After that, Russian forces launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine. Today is the second day that Russia has continued its attack on Ukraine. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov has claimed that the first day of a full-scale military operation in Ukraine has been successful.
Anti-war protesters rallied across Russia, including in Moscow and St. Petersburg, on Thursday. Authorities say at least 1,800 people have been arrested.
Just hours after the attack began, US President Joe Biden imposed another round of sanctions on Russia on Thursday.
The new sanctions target Russian banks, the ruling class and high-tech industries. The ban also includes export controls. Biden said the measures would "narrow the way for the Russian economy's strategic sectors to finance and access technology and reduce their industrial capacity for many years to come."
NATO allies, including Britain and the European Union, also imposed further sanctions on Thursday.
Neto allies are scheduled to meet on Friday. The alliance has activated defense plans for its member countries in the region.
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