Russia launches an offensive on Kiev. Ukraine can initially fend off the attack.
Kiev – After fierce fighting around Kiev, the Ukraine* the capital under control. Russian attacks were successfully repelled, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who stayed in the city himself, on Saturday (February 26, 2022). Groups of Russian soldiers tried to get to Kiev in order to take control of the city and crush the government, Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolak said, according to the Unian agency.
“We have asserted ourselves and are successfully repelling enemy attacks,” said Zelenskyj. Fighting continues in many regions of Ukraine. But E is “the Ukrainian army that controls Kiev and important cities around the capital”.
Fighting in Kiev: Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking civilians
Zelenskyj threw Russia* again alleged to have attacked civilian targets. “The enemy used everything against us: missiles, fighter planes, drones, artillery, armored vehicles, paratroopers.” However, the Russian army failed to break the resistance.
After the night’s fighting, Mayor Vitali Klitschko also declared that Kiev was still in the hands of the government. “The night was difficult, but there are no Russian troops in the city,” Klitschko said in a video posted to Telegram on Saturday morning (February 26, 2022). “The enemy is trying to get into the city,” Klitschko emphasized. He called on the population to bring security. “Stay in the bomb shelters because the enemy is attacking from the air.”
Ukraine conflict: Russia’s attack on Kiev repelled
According to Klitschko, the infrastructure in Kiev is working after the Russian attack on Saturday night (02/26/2022). The subway is driving. Klitschko called for suspected target markings to be removed from houses. “We have set up checkpoints, so movement in the city is restricted and made more difficult,” the mayor also explained. He urged people to persevere: “It will be difficult, but we have an obligation to persevere because the army is with us, the territorial defense is with us, justice is with us.”
During the attack on Kiev, Russian soldiers tried to bring large numbers of armed forces and military equipment into the city, according to Ukrainian sources. Russian saboteurs are also active there, against whom Ukrainian security forces have successfully taken action. In the outskirts, the army is fighting the Russian attackers, according to Mychajlo Podolak. However, the information cannot be independently verified. Eyewitnesses reported dozens of detonations in Kiev. Numerous shots were also heard. (ms/AFP/dpa) *fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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