The capital city of Ukraine, Kyiv, saw multiple explosions and what government officials called "horrific rocket strikes" early on Friday as Russian forces continued to press deeper into the country in an attempt to capture the city.
There is a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital.
The deputy interior minister of Ukraine claimed that one of the major explosions heard over the city was the result of a Ukrainian air defense system shooting down a Russian missile.
The interior ministry adviser said in a statement that the city had been hit by missiles from Russia.
The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, compared the situation to the 1941 invasion of the country by Nazi Germany.
Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street.
Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze at a damaged residential building.
Natali Sevriukova was next to her house when a rocket attack hit the city.
A police officer stands guard at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street.
A woman walks away from a damaged building on Koshytsa Street.
A car drives past the remains of a rocket in a residential area.
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