Ukraine’s capital under threat as Russia presses invasion

— Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop.

With reports of hundreds of casualties from the warfare — including shelling that sliced through a Kyiv apartment building and pummeled bridges and schools — there also were growing signs that Vladimir Putin’s Russia may be seeking to overthrow Ukraine’s government in his boldest effort yet to redraw the world map and revive Moscow’s Cold War-era influence.

In the fog of war, it was unclear how much of Ukraine remains under Ukrainian control and how much Russian forces have seized. The Kremlin accepted Kyiv’s offer to hold talks, but with Russia in the driver’s seat, it appeared to be an effort to squeeze concessions out of Ukraine’s embattled president instead of a gesture toward a diplomatic solution.

After being left alone in the Battlefield and Disappointment from NATO and other Allies. I admire the Strength of the Leader and the People of Ukraine.

He was impeached for withholding $400mil military aid from Ukraine but takes credit for that nation's resistance to Putin's army.

BREAKING: Russia's bombardment of Kharkiv has killed 21 people and wounded 112, a Ukrainian official says. The official says some Russian planes were shot down over Ukraine's second-largest city, though that could not be confirmed.