Kyiv: 137 killed in Russian attack. Ukrainian President Vladimir Selensky said that soldiers were among those killed. 316 people were injured. The UN refugee agency says about 100,000 Ukrainians have fled.
Russian troops who entered Ukraine through the border arrived near Kyiv yesterday evening. With this, people started fleeing from Kyiv. But NATO, the Western military alliance, has made it clear that it will not take military action.
The United States has said it will not send troops to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Vladimir Selensky has said he is “alone” in his fight to save the country. Everyone is scared. He also accused Ukraine of failing to guarantee NATO membership or stand by its cause.
Meanwhile, the Russian army captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. There are reports that officials there have also been taken, hostage.