It says there was a mass surrender by ukrainian troops. we could not immediately independently verify those claims. overnight there were massive explosions in a town about 20 kilometers southwest of kyiv. the town s mayor saying a military air field and a petroleum storage depot were hit. earlier in the day, cnn crews saw more convoys of russian military equipment heading into ukraine, including this particularly lethal weapon that fires what are called thermo baric warheads which cause powerful explosions and large, enormously destructive pressure waves. russia used the weapon during its war in chechnya. ukrainian president zelenskyy is calling for people around the world to join the fight against russia saying, quote, anyone who wants to join the defense of ukraine, europe, and the world can come and fight side by side with the ukrainians against the russian war criminals. they were his words. a short time ago i choke with
Russian forces are going to be here. we assume this was the ukrainian forces, so we went up to speak to them, we come from kyiv, but only emerged during the conversation that they re all russians and there are no ukrainian military forces in sight, but i can hear them, because they have been shooting ferociously in the past few minutes and so we re sort of in the defensive position behind this wall here. got our car here with the crew here as well. and, you know, as the russian airborne troops defend this position, that they have taken on the outskirts of kyiv. jim? matthew, that in itself shows the quick progress of russian forces for them to already control a military air field, that close to the capital. reporter: we re hear something aircraft in the air, jim. there is a plume of black smoke, gray smoke, brown smoke, coming up from inside the compound of
6-year-old boy was killed amid violent clashes happening in western kyiv. i want to show you the scene in kyiv overnight. cnn cameras capturing the moment an explosion lit the sky above the city, one of two massive blasts on the outskirts of the capital. let s take a closer view now. this area just southeast of kyiv is home to a large military air field. the town s mayor says a petroleum storage depot was hit. u.n. high commissioner for refugees says more than 150,000 people have fled this country. many others internally displaced. the people in this video are trying to board a train from kyiv to western ukraine where i am. so far the outfun gunned ukrainians have kept the russians from taking the capital. the ukrainian general says they have captured some 200 russian troops. the british ministry of defense says the bulk of vladimir putin s invasion force is within 30 kilometers of the capital.
Country. france said it s going to be sending fuel supplies and more defensive equipment. and poland says it will provide a special train to transport the wounded from ukraine to hospitals in warsaw. across ukraine, the dangers of war still loom around every corner. the u.n. reporting more than five dozen civilians have now been killed in the fighting, at least. and cnn has learned a 6-year-old boy is among the dead. we ve also just learned that fighting is breaking out in ukraine s second-largest city as russian troops begin entering kharkiv. we re also seeing more violence around kyiv. cnn cameras capturing the moment that an explosion lit up the skies above ukraine s capital. one of two massive explosions on the city s outskirts. let s have a closer view now. this area just southeast of kyiv is home to a large military air field. the town s mayor says a petroleum storage depot was hit.
Here, let s update you. massive explosions in a town about 20 kilometers southwest of kyiv earlier. lighting up the night sky. the town s mayor saying a military air field and a petroleum storage depot were hit. warning that the enemy wants to destroy everything around. that s what ukrainian military leaders were saying, adding, he will not be successful. clashes were also reported in kyiv on saturday night. several people wounded, we re told. a 6-year-old boy was killed. in kharkiv, ukraine s state emergency service says a nine-story residential building was hit by what they re calling enemy artillery. a female civilian, we re told, was killed there. and to keep internet service up amid the russian attacks, elon musk says his company s is the light-based starlink internet service is now active in ukraine.