Rita and her children are trapped in the north of Ukraine Her husband Andy is desperately trying to get them home to the UK They've documented the last week for Newsnight, as Russian tanks approach the town sima_kotecha
Image caption: Ukrainian soldiers tear a grenade launcher from a destroyed Russian vehicle
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the west is “ready for a prolonged crisis,” as Ukrainian troops dig in against Russia's forces. Moscow has now deployed up to 75% of its invasion force amid intense fighting across the country. Ukrainian soldiers are putting up a stubborn defence and claim to have killed or wounded around 5,710 Russian troops, although the BBC cannot independently verify this figure. Here is a quick summary of where the fighting is at its thickest:, where they are involved in intense street-to-street fighting with Ukrainian troops.
On Tuesday afternoon, Russia warned it will carry out strikes on the headquarters of the security services and the psychological warfare centre in Kyiv and urged locals to evacuateup to 70 Ukrainian soldiers have reportedly been killed in a Russian artillery strike
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