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In pictures: Kyiv under attack

Russian forces continue a military assault on neighbouring Ukraine, with fighting on the streets of the capital Kyiv.

Getty Images Ukrainian servicemen patrol during a curfew as Russian forces continue to advance on the third day in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 27 February 2022Getty Images
Ukrainian servicemen patrol during a curfew as Russian forces continue to advance on the third day in Kyiv. The capital's Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the curfew from between 17:00 on 26 February and 08:00 local time on 28 February.
Getty Images A member of Ukrainian forces patrols the streets at Maidan square in Kyiv on 27 February 2022Getty Images
A member of Ukrainian forces patrols the streets at Maidan square.
Getty Images Ukrainian parliament member Sviatoslav Yurash, 26, is seen at a street with his weapon to defend Kyiv on 27 February 2022Getty Images
Ukrainian parliament member Sviatoslav Yurash, 26, seen with his weapon to defend Kyiv.
Reuters Members of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine prepare Molotov cocktails in Kyiv on 27 February 2022Reuters
Members of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine prepare Molotov cocktails.
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EPA A Ukrainian serviceman and his dog look at smoke from a burned petroleum storage depot damaged after a Russian missile attack near Kyiv on 27 February 2022EPA
A Ukrainian serviceman and his dog look at smoke from a burned petroleum storage depot damaged after a Russian missile attack near Kyiv.
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Anadolu Agency / Getty Images First responders are seen near an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022.Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
An apartment building near Kyiv's Zhuliany airport was struck by a missile earlier on Saturday.
Reuters Surveillance footage shows a missile hitting a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 26, 2022, in this still image taken from a video obtained by REUTERS.Reuters
Surveillance footage, obtained by Reuters, shows a missile hitting the block.
Reuters An apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, 26 February 2022Reuters
Pictures show a hole covering at least five floors that were blasted into the side.
Reuters Firefighters extinguish fire in an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022.Reuters
Emergency services attended the scene.
Reuters A firefighter works inside an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022Reuters
Firefighters put out flames inside a bombed apartment block.
Anadolu Agency / Getty Images People evacuate a wounded person after an attack on a residential building during Russia's military intervention in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 26, 2022.Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
Authorities say the number of casualties is "being specified" while an evacuation is under way.
Anadolu Agency / Getty Images People evacuate the area after an attack on a residential building during Russia's military intervention in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 26, 2022.Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
A total of 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed since Russia invaded, the country's Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said.
Reuters People take cover as an air-raid siren sounds, near an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022.Reuters
People take cover as an air-raid siren sounds, near the damaged apartment building.
Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Ukrainian soldier stands guard behind tyres in Kyiv in Ukraine, on February 26, 2022.Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
Ukrainian soldiers took up guard positions in the capital.
Anadolu Agency / Getty Images People leave the Zhuliany neighbourhood in Kyiv t on February 26, 2022Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
People leave the Zhuliany neighbourhood in Kyiv on Saturday.
AFP Ukrainian service members are seen at the site of a fighting with Russian raiding group in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the morning of February 26, 2022AFP
The Ukrainian army said it had repelled an attack along one of the main roads in the west, early this morning.
AFP Ukrainian service members are seen at the site of a fighting with Russian raiding group in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the morning of February 26, 2022AFP
Ukrainian armed service members are seen by damaged vehicles, at the site of fighting with Russian troops.
Reuters Ukrainian servicemen walk by a damaged vehicle, at the site of fighting with Russian troops, , in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022.Reuters
There were periods of street fighting as Russian forces attempted to probe the city's defences.
AFP Kira Shapovalova and her brother Mikhailo wait in an underground shelter during bombing alert in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on February 26, 2022AFP
The people of Kyiv spend an anxious wait in shelters and basements during bombing alerts in the capital.
Reuters Smoke rises after recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022Reuters
Smoke rises over Kyiv on Saturday morning after a night of shelling.

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