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re: Putin Plans to Dominate Europe With Chilling Warning to Finland & Sweden
Russia Ukraine WAR: Putin's Troops Retreat From Lviv as President Zelensky Refuses to Flee
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky released a defiant message this morning as missiles struck cities Sumy, Poltava and Mariupol and fighting continued on the streets of Kyiv
Russian missile hits residential building in Ukrainian capital Kyiv as fighting rages
Daily Mirror 26 FEB 2022
Soldiers have been fighting in the streets overnight as the battle for Ukraine's cities rages beneath heavy missile and shell fire and Russian troops retreat from Lviv.
While Russian troops attempt to take the city of Melitopol in the southeastern Zaporizhzhya region, a combination of trained troops and civilians baring arms have managed to stave off attacks in most other areas.
It comes amid fears Vladimir Putin is preparing thermobaric weapons that launch a barrage of fuel-air explosive warheads that can 'melt' an opposing army.
The night of fighting with heavy shell attacks has taken a great toll on both sides, with estimates suggesting between 1,000 and 3,500 Russian soldiers have been killed.
This morning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a defiant video from Kyiv in which he said: "I'm here, we are not laying down, we will protect our state. This is our land, our country, our kids, and we will defend them."
The Mirror's reporter Andy Lines and photographer Andrew Stenning are on the ground in Ukraine.
UK Intelligence: Russian Casualties High as Battle for Kyiv Continues
Airspace over Ukraine is not yet in Russian hands, UK Defence Intelligence has said.
In an update of the situation issued just now, the government body said that Russian forces are continuing to advance on Kyiv.
The bulk of the forces are 30km from the city.
"Russia has yet to gain control of the airspace over Ukraine, greatly reducing the effectiveness of the Russian Air Force," the intelligence service claimed.
"Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to put up staunch resistance across the country.
"Russian casualties are likely to be heavy and greater than anticipated or acknowledged by the Kremlin."
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