The latest as of 2:20 p.m. ET Saturday: A curfew in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been extended as Russian troops continued to pound on several areas of the country for a third consecutive day.
The prolonged curfew will run from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. and remain in effect until Monday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitchsko announced Saturday after a night of airstrikes and intense gun fighting rocked the city. Read more: Ukraine’s military says Kyiv held after overnight fighting with Russian forces “All civilians on the street during the curfew will be considered members of the enemy’s sabotage and reconnaissance groups,” Klitschko said on Twitter.
Ignoring weeks of warnings from Western leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine on Thursday from the north, east and south.
Russia claims its assault on Ukraine is aimed only at military targets, but civilians have been killed and injured during Europe’s largest ground war since World War Two.