Ukraine capital girds for Russian assault

Ukrainian soldiers take position on a bridge inside Kyiv
Air raid sirens have wailed over the city of Kyiv as Ukrainian soldiers take position on a bridge. -AP

Russian missiles have pounded Kyiv as families cowered in shelters and authorities told residents to prepare Molotov cocktails to defend Ukraine's capital from an assault that the mayor says has already begun with saboteurs in the city.

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