Kyiv was rocked by two huge explosions shortly after midnight local time Sunday, filling the sky with an eerie orange glow, as it was reported Vladimir Putin is outraged by his troops' lack of progress. The blasts, first reported by CNN, stuck close to the Ukrainian capital's secondary airport, Boryspil International. It has been speculated the glow may have been caused by a fuel depot being struck and erupting in flames, although no confirmation has been provided. Kyiv's 2.9 million citizens face another night of terror as it was claimed Russia will step up its bombardment on Saturday night, and target commercial businesses in a bid to destroy Ukrainian morale. Many have fled to underground shelters in a bid to stay safe, although other men and women have taken to the streets with weapons in a bid to fend off any Russian advance. BNO News also shared footage of heavy shelling in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, with the night sky there lit up by the orange glow of explosions. Around 200 Ukrainian civilians are estimated to have been killed so far. Meanwhile, Ukraine has claimed to have killed 3,500 Russian troops, including hundreds believed to have died when two transport jets were shot down Friday night. Those losses have left Vladimir Putin furious, according to Estonia's former defense chief Riho Terras. Terras wrote on Twitter: ' Putin is furious, he thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in 1-4 days. 'The Russians are in shock of the fierce resistance they have encountered.' ...read
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Kyiv comes under huge aerial and artillery bombardment and an oil depot near capital is destroyed as Russian troops zero in: Ukrainian resistance to invasion has left Putin 'raging' in his mountain lair
26/02/22 23:29