Second day of Fighting in Ukraine, Clashes on the Outskirts of Kyiv

Fighting is taking place in the northern part of Kyiv on the second day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After a series of explosions this morning, it is expected Russian tanks to enter the capital during the day.

According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, there are more than 60 battalions of Russian troops in the country, their main goal being the blockade of Kyiv and the creation of a land corridor with the annexed Crimea.

Russian troops have blocked two cars of Ukrainian forces in Kyiv, said Deputy Minister of War of Ukraine Anna Malyar.

The victims of the first day of the Russian invasion are 137 - among them, civilians said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 800 Russian servicemen were killed, according to the Ukrainian army. According to British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, 450 Russian servicemen have been killed and the Russian army has failed to meet its original targets for the first day of the war. Russia plans to conquer all of Ukraine, Wallace said.

And this morning, after 7 o'clock, the air-raid sirens sounded the capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv.

A series of explosions shook Kyiv this morning - first two explosions at 4.30 a.m., and then another 3 at 6.30. According to Ukrainian authorities, the capital was attacked with missiles. One residential building was hit, three people were injured.

The Ukrainian army expects a Russian tank attack in Kyiv today. Adviser to the Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko said that the Ukrainian forces were prepared with anti-tank missiles.

Earlier, US intelligence reported that Russian mechanized forces were located 20 kilometers from Kyiv, and a bridge exploded 100 kilometers from Ivankov, on which a Russian convoy of tanks tried to pass...