Ukrainians are racking their arsenals as they prepare to face down the full might of the Russian military in the hopes of keeping their capital city of Kyiv out of President Vladimir Putin's hands.
Outnumbered but armed with homemade Molotov cocktails and other makeshift weapons, Ukrainians fought to retain control of their country's capital while loud explosions rang out to the north, south, and west. Russian missiles sliced through Kyiv, demolishing buildings, hitting houses, and flattening structures as Putin's foot soldiers forced their way into the city.
Elsewhere, a missile hit Japanese cargo ship Namura Queen late Friday when it was docked off the coast of Ukraine. The vessel was damaged, and a crew member was injured. The ship, which was docked in the port at Odessa to load grain when it was hit, is now heading to Turkey so officials can assess its condition.
"The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride," he said when U.S. officials implored him to leave. While Russian forces are facing resistance to their invasion in the northern part of Ukraine along two axes, they are facing"less resistance in the south," an official said, noting U.S. security assistance to Ukraine arrived in recent days.
As missile strikes continue to hammer the Eastern European country, the international community is hoping sweeping financial sanctions placed on Russia and Putin in particular will blunt some of his actions.
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