Kyiv the Ukrainian capital comes under attack | SBS News

Ukraine's military said on Friday Russian forces had reached the capital Kyiv, as Moscow pressed on with its advance on the pro-Western country for a second day.

Russian forces reached the outskirts of Kyiv on Friday, with the government saying the city was hit by "horrific rocket strikes" in the early hours.

"Airborne assault troops of the Ukrainian armed forces are fighting in the areas of the settlements of Dymer and Invankiv," Kyiv's army said on its Facebook page.

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