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In Pics: Russian Troops Advance, Battle Rages Around Ukraine Capital

Russian missiles pounded Kyiv on Friday, families cowered in shelters and authorities told residents to prepare Molotov cocktails to defend Ukraine's capital from an assault that the mayor said had already begun with saboteurs in the city.

  • Ukrainian servicemen ride on tanks towards the front line with Russian forces in the Lugansk region of Ukraine.
    Ukrainian servicemen ride on tanks towards the front line with Russian forces in the Lugansk region of Ukraine.
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  • Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv,
    Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv,
  • A view shows a destroyed Russian Army multiple rocket launcher.
    A view shows a destroyed Russian Army multiple rocket launcher.
  • A woman walks around the wreckage of an unidentified aircraft that crashed into a house in a residential area in Kyiv.
    A woman walks around the wreckage of an unidentified aircraft that crashed into a house in a residential area in Kyiv.
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  • Ukrainian women and children are seen after crossing the Slovak-Ukrainian border to leave Ukraine in Ubla, eastern Slovakia.
    Ukrainian women and children are seen after crossing the Slovak-Ukrainian border to leave Ukraine in Ubla, eastern Slovakia.
  • People gather in an air raid shelter in Kyiv.
    People gather in an air raid shelter in Kyiv.
  • A child sits on a swing in front of a damaged residential building in Kyiv.
    A child sits on a swing in front of a damaged residential building in Kyiv.
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  • Residents leaving Central Kyiv are pictured stuck in a highway.
    Residents leaving Central Kyiv are pictured stuck in a highway.
  • A Ukrainian serviceman sits on the ground at combat positions on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukrain.
    A Ukrainian serviceman sits on the ground at combat positions on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukrain.
  • Pics: Ukraine Capital Braces For Russian Assault, Thousands Flee
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