Ukraine’s Military Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi Says Russian Military Forces Are 7km From Kyiv - Share about war news

Russian Mi-8 attack helicopters stage an assault on Gostomel air base, just on the outskirts of Kiev, after Vladimir Putin launched an all-out attack on the country  

WNU Editor: From AP (link here) .... 

 .... KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military chief says Ukrainian troops are fighting the Russian army in in the north and the south. Valerii Zaluzhnyi said a battle was raging Thursday near the Hostomel air base 7 kilometers (less than 5 miles) northwest of the capital, Kyiv. 

He said that in the south, fighting was going on near Henichesk, Skadovsk and Chaplynka. 

This is probably a Russian paratrooper assault to seize the airport.  

Update: Russian Mi-8 attack helicopters are staging an assault on Gostomel air base, just on the outskirts of Kiev (link here).



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