On the third day of Russian military attacks on Ukraine, Russian forces have besieged the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. After a barrage of air strikes on cities and military bases around the country and a huge influx of troops, many people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries. Many have stayed behind to fight.
As Russian Attacks On Ukraine Intensify, Thousands Flee And Thousands Fight Back
- By RFE/RL
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Bodies of Russian servicemen, wearing Ukrainian uniforms, inside and beside a vehicle. They were shot during a skirmish in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on February 25.
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At Medyka, Poland, a family crosses the border on February 25 after fleeing the fighting.
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A woman walks in front of a damaged residential building in Kyiv, where a military shell is thought to have hit on February 25.
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Ukrainian servicemen walk past a sign reading "I Love Ukraine" at Independence Square in Kyiv, the site of large protests in 2014 that led to the ouster of pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych.
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A Ukrainian soldier inspects fragments of a downed aircraft in Kyiv on February 25.
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Ukrainian soldiers help a woman and children cross the border into Baia Mare, Romania, on February 26.
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People inside an air-raid shelter in Kyiv on February 25.
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Empty shelves in a Kyiv supermarket.
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A woman feeds a child as people fleeing Ukraine arrive in Slovakia on February 25.
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After a night of fighting, Ukrainian servicemen and first responders stand near a damaged vehicle in Kyiv on February 26.
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Ukrainian service members rest on the morning of February 26.
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An apartment building damaged by a missile strike in Kyiv on February 26.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a video message early on February 26 from Kyiv. He said there will be no Ukrainian capitulation.
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Medical personnel transport a wounded woman to an ambulance after the recent shelling.
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Firefighters extinguish a fire at an apartment building in Kyiv.
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Paramedics take cover in Kyiv as an air-raid siren sounds on February 26.
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What's left of a residential building in Kyiv after it was hit by shelling.
