from this pain and suffering. unwilling to confront russia militarily, for fear of a wider war in europe. it s unclear at would point nato would step in. but putin seems hell-bent to test this to its limits. sally lockwood, sky news. well, as russian troops edge ever closer, kyiv has woken up once again to the soundtrack of war. [noise] as dawn broke, gunshots and explosions could be heard, fighting a certainly intensified in the city suburbs, between ukrainian and russian forces. so let s get ourselves the very latest on the crisis from on the ground. joining me from the eastern ukrainian city of lviv, alistair bunkall, from the southern port city of odessa, nick martin, and in the polish capital of warsaw, a hub for
surround. it the bulk of the ground forces are now reportedly just 25 kilometers away. these are the latest pictures this morning, which reportedly show the aftermath of a russian rocket attack near kyiv. the local mayor in the region says an air base was destroyed. and as dawn broke, over the ukrainian capital, gunshots and explosions could be heard. well, let s have a look at today s kyiv developments for the u.k. ministry of defense, russian ground forces are now around 25 kilometers from the center of the capital. this morning, ukraine said that russia had shelled a mosque that was sheltering more than 80 people in the besieged city of mariupol. it comes as the ukrainian foreign minister accused russian
carley: jonathan hunt is on the ground in lviv. jonathan. four hours ago, right before dawn broke, we got reports of large explosions near the kyiv city center. it appears russia launched air strikes that hit civilian necessary apartment buildings, just as they did yesterday. emergency services on the scene rescuing those wounded and trapped. we do not have any firm word on number of casualties from the new strikes, remember we saw much the same yesterday, as well, as russia continues the bombardment from the air of the capital city. the mayor of kyiv saying that every single ukrainian himself included will continue to fight.
video verified by abc news scholes the moment the missile hit a shopping mall on the edge of kyiv, killing at least eight people. as dawn broke, the sheer scale of the aftermath revealed. rescuers searching for survivors, pulling victims from the rubble. residents nearby were left bewildered, searching for belongings in bombed-out buildings. the russian military releasing this astonishing video they say is of the attack, claiming the site was used for a missile launcher and ammunition. the ukrainians yet to comment. now kyiv ordering another 35-hour curfew, amid fears russian saboteurs or kill teams may be in the city. despite the aerial attacks, a senior u.s. defense official saying russian forces are not making any progress on the ground. the washington think tank the institute for the study of war going further, assessing that ukraine has defeated the initial russian campaign in this war and that the kremlin no longer has the forces to take
that is all according to ministry of defense which says a huge convoy of russian armored vehicles dispersed in an attempt to surround the city. these are the latest pictures this morning. they reportedly show the aftermath of a russian rocket attack on an air feel near kiev. the local mayor in the region says that russian rocket attacks destroyed a ukrainian airbase. well, as dawn broke, gunshots and explosions could be heard. well, here is a summary of today s key developments. the uk ministry of defense says that russian ground forces are now around 25 kilometers from the center of the capital kiev. it comes as the ukrainian foreign ministry accused russian forces of kidnapping the mayor