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🔴Russian troops are bearing down on Kyiv after the president grimly predicted that conflict would soon intensify

Ukraine's army said on Saturday that it repelled a Russian attack on one of Kyiv's main avenues

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has posted a video in which he vows to stay and fight on.

"I am here. We will not lay down any weapons. We will defend our state, because our weapons are our truth," he declared

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🔴Western leaders fear Vladimir Putin could unleash devastating thermobaric rockets on Ukraine after fierce resistance slowed the Russian army's advance

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The Russian advance in Ukraine has stalled and achieved none of its first day objectives, according to Western security officials.

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🔴 The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, and Germany are to meet today to discuss further sanctions against Russia

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➡️Russia's military has reported destroying key pieces of Ukraine's infrastructure while keeping silent on potential Russian casualties, writes @Nat_Vasilyeva, our Moscow correspondent

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🔴The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has said that 35 people, including two children have been injured in night fighting in the city as of 6am

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Here's what you missed overnight:

🔴Reports of hundreds of casualties as shelling continues
🔴Russian troops bearing down on the capital
🔴Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians to not give up Kyiv

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👶A young mother gave birth to her daughter in an underground metro station in Kyiv last night.

Hannah Hopko, a Ukrainian politician, shared a picture of baby Mia online, saying: "Mia was born this night in stressful environment- bombing of Kyiv"

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🔴At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Health Ministry has said

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#Ukraine: key developments overnight

➡️UK will support Ukrainian resistance
➡️I need ammunition, not a way out, Zelensky tells US
➡️Children injured as fighting intensifies in Kyiv

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Volodymyr Zelensky has given a defiant message as he refused an offer of evacuation and remains on the streets of Kyiv.

🗣️"I am here. We will not lay down any weapons. We will defend our state, because our weapons are our truth”

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🔴The UN refugee agency says that over 120,000 Ukrainian refugees have left the country since Russia began its attack on its neighbouring country this week

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A rescue worker says at least six civilians were injured by a rocket that hit a high-rise apartment building on the outskirts of Kyiv

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🔴President Zelensky has tweeted that Mario Draghi, the Italian prime minister, has told him that it supports deconnecting Russia from Swift.

It comes after Lithuania indicated that the previous EU opposition to the move was gone

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🔴 French naval forces have intercepted a vessel containing Russian cargo in the Channel after sanctions against Russia were agreed upon by the EU, officials have said
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📷Latest pictures from Ukraine as the battle for Kyiv rages

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🇷🇺 Russia is looking increasingly isolated in its decision to invade Ukraine, after China, one its closest allies, chose not to side with Moscow at a key vote at the United Nations

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is proving so unpopular that several Russian MPs are withdrawing their support for the Kremlin

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🔴 NEW: The war in Ukraine could go on for months, the UK’s defence minister has said, as he warns the fighting is “bloody” and “brutal”

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🔴The MoD have said that the bulk of Russian forces involved in the advance on Ukraine's capital Kyiv were now 30 km (19 miles) from the city centre

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🔴Russians seek explanation for seized ship.

French naval forces intercepted a cargo vessel heading for the port of St Petersburg in the Channel.

The vessel is "strongly suspected of being linked to Russian interests targeted by sanctions"

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🇵🇱Poland have refused to play Russia in the World Cup play-off in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's force had halted the Kremlin's push to capture Kyiv and oust him.

Speaking in a new video address, Zelensky accused Moscow of seeking to overthrow him and establish a puppet state in Ukraine.

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📞A Ukrainian official says the country's defence ministry this evening will open a hotline for the relatives of Russian soldiers sent into Ukraine, writes @Nat_Vasilyeva, our Moscow correspondent

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The mayor of Ukraine's capital is imposing an intensified curfew as Russian troops press in on the city.

➡️Vitaly Klitschko, the Kyiv Mayor, said on the Telegram messaging app that he is extending the curfew hours to run from 5pm until 8am

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❌ Russia has banned airlines from Bulgaria, Poland and Czech Republic from flying to and over its territory.

Earlier this week, Russia banned all British airlines in retaliation for London's ban on incoming flights by Russian flag carrier Aeroflot
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👰A young Ukrainian couple tied the knot to the sound of air raid sirens after pulling their wedding date forwards so they could join the country’s defence forces

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🔴 The tracksuit resistance.

Videos and images are emerging showing irregular Ukrainian forces – lightly armed and clad in tracksuits – engaging Russian invaders, in what military experts say could develop into a long simmering conflict

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✍️"Putin may believe he is in charge of events, but that’s probably because he won’t talk to anyone who might tell him anything he doesn’t want to hear"

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The Polish health ministry has said that it has readied 7,000 beds in 120 hospitals across the country for Ukrainian war casualties, writes Matthew Day in Warsaw

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have said they "stand" with the people of Ukraine as they "bravely fight" for their future

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🔴A rescue worker says at least 6 civilians were injured by a rocket that hit a high-rise apartment building on the outskirts of Kyiv.

Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted an image showing a gaping hole on one side of the apartment building

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Fighting was reported in the centre of Kyiv on Saturday morning.

Shooting could be heard near a main thoroughfare leading in from the south and Russians also attacked a Ukrainian military unit on Victory Avenue in the city's west

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🔴 NEW: US sends $350million of military equipment to fight off ‘brutal and unprovoked assault’

"This package will include further lethal defensive assistance to help Ukraine address the threats it is now facing," said Antony Blinken
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The Telegraph ventured out of a bomb shelter in central Kyiv down the road from the 11th century Golden Gate at this morning, @JamesERothwell writes:

"It was eerily quiet, the streets deserted"

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🔴Ukrainians showed their bravery as they tried to block Russian tanks from advancing with their own bodies in images reminiscent of Tiananmen Square

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The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru, is down

It follows reports of cyber attacks on various other Russian government and state media websites

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Russian forces are becoming increasingly frustrated by what the United States believes is "viable" Ukrainian resistance, a US official said on Saturday

📷Latest pictures from Ukraine

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Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia's Chechnya, says internal troops from that Russian region have taken over a military facility in Ukraine, reports @Nat_Vasilyeva

@Nat_Vasilyeva Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has slammed Western countries such as Germany for displaying "unyielding egoism" in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine, saying "crushing sanctions" were needed

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All Russian units in Ukraine were on Saturday given the order to resume their offensive from all directions after a pause on Friday, the RIA news agency quoted Russia's defence ministry as saying

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🗣️The Russian advance into Ukraine has temporarily slowed, probably because of logistical problems and strong resistance, Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday

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🇪🇺 Discussions among EU members about excluding Russia from the Swift international payment system are close to reaching a successful conclusion, a French presidential official said on Saturday

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🗣️ The head of MI6 has revealed he believes Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine will probably be “unwinnable” because the Russian president will never secure a wider political victory

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🔴 More than 150,000 Ukrainian refugees have now crossed into neighbouring countries, "half of them to Poland, and many to Hungary, Moldova, Romania and beyond," UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi has said

🗣️ Capturing Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv remains Putin's "primary military objective", the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said

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🇮🇳 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered to help in peace efforts in the Ukraine crisis, during a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky

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🔴 Russian shelling killed 19 civilians and injured 73 more on Saturday in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported citing regional administration

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🇺🇦 Rallies are kicking off across the world in solidarity with Ukraine as Russian troops bear down on Ukraine's capital

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👉 Uliana Musck knows she is lucky to have found sanctuary in welcoming Poland, but families like hers are being torn apart by Putin's invasion

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🪖 A Nato battlegroup being formed for Slovakia in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine will include 1,200 foreign troops and a Patriot missile defence system manned by German and Dutch personnel, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said

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📷 Here are some of the latest pictures from Ukraine as the battle for Kyiv continues

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🚗 Lines of vehicles miles long are clogging border crossings out of Ukraine, as tens of thousands rush to neighboring countries to escape danger from invading Russian troops

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💻 Speaking exclusively to the Telegraph as Russian forces continued their assault in Ukraine, Ciaran Martin said there are risks to the UK of a cyber “bombardment” in the country spreading to the West

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👉 Units in Russia's vast army have got lost in Ukraine and some have run out of fuel as poor planning and fierce Ukrainian resistance appears to be hampering Vladimir Putin's plans for a lightning invasion

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◾️ Almost 116,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on Thursday, the UN said on Saturday, as Boris Johnson faced calls to offer “sanctuary” to those wishing to leave the country

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Here's what you may have missed today:

🔴Chechan forces 'seize military facility in Ukraine'
🔴Explosions in Kyiv as air raid sirens sounded
🔴France intercept Russian cargo in the Channel
🔴Zelenksy: Ukraine has derailed Russia's plan

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📌 The Telegraph tracks the key verified areas hit in Ukraine by the Russian military

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🇩🇪 Germany is in favour of imposing "targeted and functional" restrictions on Russia from the Swift global interbank payment system, its foreign and economy ministers said on Saturday

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👉 Russian troops are approaching Ukraine's nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia and have aimed their rockets at the site, Vadym Denysenko, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, said

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👉Germany's army will transfer 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 "Stinger" class surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine to help it in its battle against Russia's invasion

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🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of Russians are trying to reach the United States to claim political asylum and avoid being drafted to the army

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🇪🇺 The European Union is in talks over a third package of sanctions on Russia, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Saturday

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📷 The Russian military has released images of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine that it seized after President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of the country this week

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🔴 The Queen has postponed next week’s Diplomatic Reception at Windsor Castle, following the advice of the Foreign Secretary

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🔴 An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says about 3,500 Russian troops killed or injured so far in Moscow's assault on Ukraine

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💷 Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a major push for increased defence spending in Britain, as a former head of the Army called on ministers to reverse troop cuts

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🔴Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has said he is giving trustees of the club's charitable foundation "the stewardship and care of Chelsea" in a statement

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👉 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he asked UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to strip Russia of its vote at the UN Security Council as punishment for invading Ukraine

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📷 In pictures: Worldwide protests take place in solidarity with Ukraine

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📞 Pope Francis called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday and expressed his "most profound pain" for the country's suffering, the Ukrainian Embassy to the Vatican has said

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🇷🇺 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is proving so unpopular that several Russian MPs are withdrawing their support for the Kremlin

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🇺🇦🇬🇧 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call today.

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🛰️ Satellite imagery taken today shows Russian ground forces assembled in Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine, at and near the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant on the Dnieper River, a private US company said

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🇪🇺 EU foreign ministers will come together to discuss further measures in support of Ukraine and against "aggression by Russia" on Sunday

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🗣️ Downing Street has said that Boris Johnson and Volodymyr Zelensky "agreed on the need for the international community to isolate Russia completely diplomatically and financially" in their phone call earlier

Read No 10's full statement here 👇
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🇫🇷 France will send defensive weapons and fuel to Ukraine, the French presidential office said

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👉 The UN Security Council plans to vote on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of the General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which would be held on Monday

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🔴 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “is not going Vladimir Putin’s way”, Boris Johnson said on Saturday night as the Kremlin publicly ordered its forces to “advance from all directions”

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🗣️ Joe Biden said in an interview released earlier today that comments from neutral Finland and Sweden about possibly joining Nato show the depth of Vladimir Putin's miscalculation in invading Ukraine, @JamieoJohnson reports ⬇️

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@JamieoJohnson 👉 Ukraine will create an "IT army" to fight against Russia's digital intrusions, Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Saturday

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@JamieoJohnson 🔴Putin's forces ordered to broaden Ukraine advance 'from all directions'

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