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https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-assault-on-ukraine-presses-forward-as-street-battles-rage-in-kyiv-11645864200Russias Assault on Ukraine Presses Forward as Street Battles Rage in Kyiv
Airstrikes hit cities, tanks roll in and casualties mount on third day of Russian invasion; U.S. authorizes military aid for Ukraine
By Yaroslav Trofimov
Updated Feb. 26, 2022 7:22 am ET
KYIV, Ukraine Street battles raged through the night in the Ukrainian capital as Russian forces and undercover units in civilian clothes tried to enter the city, while Russian airstrikes and several airborne landings continued throughout the country.
On Saturday, the third day of the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed with the aim of overthrowing Ukraines elected government and ending its alignment with the West, Ukrainian forces fought fierce battles on all fronts, with each side asserting it had inflicted heavy losses on the other.
A Russian column that attempted to advance from the west, on the highway linking Kyiv to Lviv, was destroyed in nighttime fighting inside Kyiv. Bodies lay on the ground, amid the smoldering remains of armored vehicles and trucks. Presumed Russian infiltrators, traveling in civilian vehicles, were also gunned down by Ukrainian troops as they tried to approach the Ukrainian Parliament building, witnesses said. Intense firefights were reported in other locations throughout the capital.
On Saturday, Ukrainian soldiers and civilians alike prepared to defend Kyiv. Regular troops and civilian militias wearing armbands and holding Kalashnikov rifles were dispersed throughout the city. Some operated checkpoints and scrutinized documents as they searched for remaining Russian infiltrators.
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Russians are using civilian clothes and civilian vehicles in Kyiv (Original Post)
dalton99a
Feb 2022
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gab13by13
(21,264 posts)1. Assassins looking for Zelensky.
FakeNoose
(32,596 posts)2. I believe the US has a plan to rescue Zelenskyy
... if he needs to get out quickly. Problem is, we can't save all of them, but Zelenskyy will get out and fight on.
The truth is that Russia cannot hold Ukraine forever. The sooner this ends, the better.