As Russian troops began their attack, many residents sought shelter or fled the country. Others mounted armed resistance. Times reporters have documented the war since its first days. This is what they saw
The Russian army first crossed into Ukraine at four areas on the border, striking on the periphery before setting its sights on Kyiv, the capital.Six people were wounded Saturday morning when a Russian shell struck an apartment tower on Lobanovsky Avenue in Kyiv. The impactbetween the 16th and 21st floors and covered a parking lot with debris.
A small patch of light illuminated signs of humanity among the rubble, reminders of the lives disrupted by war.Despite Moscow’s insistence that it has only targeted Ukrainian military installations, many civilians are being killed.said there had been 553 injuries and 249 civilian deaths so far in Ukraine, 17 of them children, though the war’s actual toll is estimated to be much higher.In Kyiv, Ukrainians gathered inside a small business to mount their own resistance to the invasion.
The publishing shop is filled with owner Peter’s collection of knives, old weapons of war and portraits of Ukrainian leaders who fought for independence generations ago.Through the militia’s quiet preparations, the sound of clinking bottles carries across the room. “We’re making Molotov cocktails,” Peter says.craft explosives to help repel Russian tanks and soldiers
. Some crumbled Styrofoam into empty beer and wine bottles as a woman tore strips of fabric for wicks. The people in Peter’s shop, like many Ukrainians around the country, were answering calls from President Volodymyr Zelensky to fight back against the attack.
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