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The noose is tightening around Kiev (Ukraine). The Ukrainian army and Russian forces continue to clash in the capital on Saturday February 26. Last night was marked by heavy shelling. President Zelensky called for general mobilization. The Ukrainian government claims that nearly 200 civilians were killed in three days.
A missile hit a 20-story building on the morning of Saturday February 26, in the very center of Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. Firefighters are trying to extinguish the fire. The survivors are stunned. Then, suddenly, the shooting resumes. We must flee. In the capital, the noose is tightening. On one of the main avenues of Kiev, the traces of the violent fighting last night are still very present: on the ground, thousands of debris.
Everywhere in the city, deserted streets, explosions or plumes of smoke. To resist, a Ukrainian digs a trench in the middle of a main road. Others hide in cellars. Russia has already fired 150 missiles at Ukraine. Faced with Russian pressure, President Zelensky refuses to surrender. “We are not going to lay down our arms and we are going to defend our country, our land, our children“, he said in a video. According to the Ukrainian government, 198 civilians have been killed since the start of the Russian offensive.
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