KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia troops reached the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks on three fronts.
Explosions the government described as “horrific rocket strikes” sounded before dawn in Kyiv as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine’s president pleaded for international help.
CNN reported that a plane was shot down over the capital. he falling debris was said to have injured a number of people.
The blasts came amid signs that the capital and largest Ukrainian city was increasingly threatened following a day . . .
