not far up the road, ukrainian armour, in a capital city braced for the worst. and in the trafficjam, in every vehicle on this highway sit families who, for weeks, have prayed for peace. this is the main road out of the capital. that why is poland, it s lviv in the west, and the city there. armoured personnel carriers here and traffic as far as the eye can see trying to get out. the nearby petrol station is doing brisk business. in an atmosphere of dread. but while some fear for their lives, others will wait for the moment. we want to stay in our apartment with our family. we don t want to leave and we are staying in kyiv. are you worried
about what s going on? of course we worry, because i woke up at 5am and i listened. and until now, i don t believe about it, the situation, but we will wait. the warren of train tunnels under kyiv are now train tunnels. alexander is down here with his wife and two year old son. i am alexander is down here with his wife and two-year-old son. and two-year-old son. i am very, very scared and two-year-old son. i am very, very scared for and two-year-old son. i am very, very scared for my and two-year-old son. i am very, very scared for my boy, and two-year-old son. i am very, very scared for my boy, he - and two-year-old son. i am very, very scared for my boy, he says. | also biding their time, in an apartment in the heart of the capital, a group of young civil rights activists with dreams for their country. like yuri, aged 21, convinced ukraine can prevail over mighty russia.
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helicopters targeted a military airport outside kyiv. ukraine says several were shot down. the invasion was by air, sea and land. president putin, who insisted it would never come, warning that no one should try to stop him. translation: whoever tries to interfere with us or threaten our country should know that russia s response will be immediate and lead to such consequences that have never been experienced in history. hours after he spoke, this was the picture in cities across the country. air raid siren wails distant explosions images from ukraine s northern and southern borders showed moscow s forces streaming in. ukraine s beleaguered president, volodymyr zelenskyy, addressed the nation, dressed for battle.
battles to the north of the capital kyiv, russian forces have captured and air base, apparently, on the outskirts of the city and the disused chernobyl nuclear plant. the white house said it is alarmed by a credible report of hostages at chernobyl following rusher s invasion of ukraine. putin is the aggressor. putin chose this war. and now he and his country will bear the consequences. today i m authorising additional strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to russia. this is going to impose a severe cost on the russian economy, both immediately and over time. we have purposely designed the sanctions to maximise the long term impact on russia and minimise the impact in the united states of our allies. impact in the united states of