Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital, Western leaders set emergency meeting
Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv and gunfire was reported in the city center as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine's president pleaded for international help to fend off an attack that could topple his democratically elected government, cause massive casualties and ripple out damage to the global economy.
His grasp on power increasingly tenuous, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to global leaders for even more severe sanctions than the ones imposed by Western allies and for defense assistance. "We're all scared and worried. We don't know what to do then, what's going to happen in a few days," said one of the workers, Lucy Vashaka, 20.
Fearing a Russian attack on the capital city, thousands of people went deep underground as night fell, jamming Kyiv's subway stations. With social media amplifying a torrent of military claims and counter-claims, it was difficult to determine exactly what was happening on the ground. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said it was told by Ukraine of the takeover, adding that there had been"no casualties or destruction at the industrial site."
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