Invading Russian forces have closed in on Ukraine’s capital in an apparent encircling movement after a barrage of air attacks on cities and military bases around the country. Frequent artillery blasts could be heard in Kyiv in the early hours of Saturday, coming from an unspecified location some distance from the city centre, according to the Reuters news agency. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #BreakingNews #Russia #Ukraine
Explosions and air raid sirens can be heard across Kyiv, as Russian troops and tanks crawl towards the city centre. After two days of strikes and shelling across Ukraine, international pressure is mounting on Moscow to withdraw its forces. Al Jazeera’s @Andrew Simmons reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #Ukraine
Russian troops have taken several towns and cities in Ukraine, and also the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site. Now they’re attacking the capital Kiev. The U.S., EU and western allies have imposed more sanctions on Russia’s financial sector. But Ukraine’s president says the response is not good enough, adding that his country is being forced to fight alone. So what are the options? Can Ukraine defend itself? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Halyna Yanchenko – Member of the Ukrainian Parliament. Dmitry Bridzhe – Russian Political Analyst. Andreas Krieg – Assistant Professor, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us […]
On day two of Moscow’s onslaught, Ukrainians fear that the arrival of Russian soldiers in their capital Kyiv is imminent. Many Ukrainians are desperate to leave after weeks of threats, and people simply did not believe an invasion could happen. Al Jazeera’s @Natasha Ghoneim reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #Ukraine
