Ukraine President Zelensky Defiantly Says 'We Survived The Night'

Daily Mail: 'We survived the night. The occupiers wanted to capture our capital and install their puppets...We broke their idea': Zelensky's warning shot to Putin as noose tightens around Kyiv, Ukrainian civilian death toll hits 198 and missile hits tower block

* On Saturday morning, Kyiv was still holding out and President Zelensky remained defiant in face of invasion

* UK intel suggests that the bulk of Russian forces are now within 19 miles of the capital Kyiv

* Ukraine officials are calling on all citizens to remove street signs to 'confuse and disorient' Russian invaders

* Shocking video shows a devastating missile strike on an apartment block near Zhuliany airport

* A hole covering at least five floors was blasted into the side of the building, as rubble is strewn across street

* A barrage of cruise missiles have also been launched by Russian forces against Ukrainian military facilities

* Volodymyr Zelensky declares Kyiv will resist the Russian advance and vows to fight Vladimir Putin's forces

* He rejected Biden's offer of an evacuation flight telling US president: 'I need ammunition, not a ride'

Defiant Ukraine President Volodmyr Zelensky on Saturday said his country's army had successfully repelled Russian forces advancing on Kyiv and was in control of the capital after a night of brutal fighting that saw terrified residents seeking shelter underground.

In a video message to the besieged nation, Zelensky accused the Kremlin of attempting to seize Kyiv, overthrow the government and install a 'puppet' regime 'like in Donetsk', one of two separatist regions which warmonger Vladimir Putin officially recognized before launching an all-out invasion.

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Update #1: Russians push toward Ukraine’s capital; residents take cover (AP)

Update #2: Live: We are resisting, Ukraine says, as battles rage for key cities (BBC)

Update #3: Live: Mayor imposes curfew on Kyiv as Russian missiles target Ukrainian cities (France 24)

WNU Editor: Time is not on the side of Ukraine. I just learned from my family in Russia that reservists are being called in. The Kremlin is now all in on winning this war regardless of the cost.

Here is a good collection of videos from the Daily Mail .... World watches on as Ukraine REFUSES to surrender in bloody war: Videos show Russian missile strike a high-rise Kyiv flat block and a 21-year-old soldier break down as he guards a footbridge (Daily Mail).

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