Ukrainian Parliament Member Lesia Vasylenko said about a dozen Russian aircraft were being directed to Kyiv for air strikes.
Russia has been accused of war crimes.
According to Vasylenko, 33 civilian targets have been hit including …
three kindergartens,
one children’s hospital,
car(s) that were run over by tanks,
a car was shot up with a husband, wife and child inside, and an
aircraft was shooting at civilians resulting in four civilian casualties.
The Russian military is expected to storm Kyiv overnight Friday, February 25, 2022 to Saturday, February 26, 2022. Russia has not achieved complete air superiority because of successful use of camouflaged anti-aircraft units.
“Through the night, over 30 civilian targets have been hit,” says Ukrainian MP @lesiavasylenko, including kindergartens hit, a car run over by a tank, and an aircraft shooting at civilians. pic.twitter.com/7feSG9U0pR
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) February 25, 2022
Photos show Ukraine's attempts to slow Russian invasion https://t.co/do8HZ4qEbX
— ABC News (@abcnews) February 25, 2022
Patreon suspends donation page for nonprofit giving body armor to Ukrainian army https://t.co/6j4otPDHM5
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) February 25, 2022
Delta cuts Aeroflot ties as fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine spreads in air travel https://t.co/cbNCPi6oqe
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) February 25, 2022
'People are literally afraid to sleep': Living under Russian bombs in Ukraine https://t.co/T3BphW1L2m
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) February 25, 2022
Ukraine invasion: Russian forces have mobile crematorium that can 'evaporate' soldiers killed in attacks https://t.co/9pCE8cnDjX
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) February 25, 2022
President Biden held a secure call with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Friday as his administration warned that the capital city Kyiv could soon fall to Russia. https://t.co/V8bBdlN5ox
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 25, 2022
Man pulled from car crushed by armored vehicle as Russian forces push into northern Kyiv https://t.co/NdvX2Gbw6O pic.twitter.com/h7FdhHIjqK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 25, 2022
Many of Ukraine's defence forces are young, inexperienced, and mystified by unfolding events https://t.co/e9rYOWrCby
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) February 25, 2022
Those who want to defend their country are armed just on the street! The number of applicants is more than the enemy expects! Katsaps will burn in hell for life !!!
https://twitter.com/ArmedForcesUkr/status/1497177795461586947
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Boxing legends the Klitschko brothers vow to fight for Ukraine https://t.co/X9MkvSnkr2
— 360MediaX (@360mediaX) February 25, 2022
Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that the Russian Armed Forces have disabled 118 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/guL4H83Abh
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 25, 2022
Has he NO shame? 'Beyond evil' Putin reign of terror rages – nursery and orphanage smashed https://t.co/j9KyCE9H2b
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) February 25, 2022
The Russian president is fighting a rearguard battle, but it’s still bloody and depraved. Any incursion or destabilization attempts against the Baltic NATO members will inevitably lead to a major escalation in Europehttps://t.co/B5kdfXnavd
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) February 25, 2022
Putin's war against 'the rotten West' is failing – INSIDE the Ukrainian front linehttps://t.co/owcIpgbchh pic.twitter.com/6L4HkxdtGe
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) February 25, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine since 2019. He is a former actor and comedian. In his communications he frequently utilizes social media, particularly Instagram.
Zelenskyy grew up in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, Zelenskyy obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, and TV shows including Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played the role of president of Ukraine. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.
Zelenskyy announced his candidacy for the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election on the New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2018, alongside the New Year’s Eve address of President Petro Poroshenko on 1+1 TV Channel. A political outsider, he had already become one of the frontrunners in opinion polls for the election. He won the election with 73.2% of the vote in the second round, defeating Poroshenko. Identifying as a populist, Zelenskyy has positioned himself as an anti-establishment, anti-corruption figure.
As president, Zelenskyy has been a proponent of e-government and unity between the Ukrainian-speaking and Russian-speaking parts of the country’s population.
Zelenskyy promised to end Ukraine’s protracted conflict with Russia as part of his presidential campaign, and attempted to engage in dialogue with Russian president, Vladimir Putin. During 2021–2022, Zelenskyy’s administration faced an escalation of tensions with Russia, culminating in the launch of an ongoing full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.
Zelenskyy’s strategy during the Russian military buildup around Ukraine was to calm the Ukrainian populace and assure the international community that Ukraine was not seeking to retaliate. He initially distanced himself from warnings of an imminent war, while also calling for security guarantees and military support from NATO to “withstand” the threat. Following the Russian invasion, Zelenskyy declared martial law across Ukraine and general mobilization, and armed citizens with 18,000 Kalashnikov rifles.