Petro Prokopov, a firefighter who was taking part in rescue efforts, said the building on the southwestern edge of Kyiv near Zhuliany airport was hit between 16 and 21 floors on Saturday. On the other hand, it is not in Russia's interest to have a nuclear contamination disaster so close to its borders so the scenario of a nuclear plant being targeted may not be repeated. At least 102 civilians in Ukraine have been killed since Russia launched its invasion on Thursday with a further 304 injured, but the real figure is feared to be considerably higher, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet informed the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) denied a report earlier on Saturday that Russian helicopters had landed in the Lviv region, a development that would have signalled a widening of the theatre of Moscow's invasion. A couple of days before the one-year anniversary though, the Central Intelligence Agency sent out a report noting that the HUR "had agreed, at Washington's request, to postpone strikes" on the Russian capital. As Ukraine attempts to fend off Russian invaders, the US has supported the country with billions of dollars in security assistance, arming it with anti-tank weapons, howitzers, rocket-artillery, air defense systems, infantry fighting vehicles, tanks, and more, but Washington has been hesitant to provide capabilities that would allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia and Russian-occupied territories. A Ukrainian soldier walks past debris of a burning military truck, on a street in Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday morning, A view shows an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday morning, Firefighters extinguish fire in a high-rise apartment block which was hit by recent shelling in Kyiv on Saturday, A high-rise apartment block in Kyiv was hit by a devastating missile this morning as fighting continues to rage in the capital between Russian attackers and Ukrainian forces. That said, Western countries are supplying Ukraine with "defensive" equipment to help it try to repel the Russian invasion. The situation at the Zaporizhzhya power station is now under control and there has been no release of radioactive material. Rifles and ammo are the most they can do. Site design / logo 2023 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under CC BY-SA. As she pointed her camera at a burning crater outside their building, she swore at the Russians responsible for the attack. It's possible Ukrainian forces could use these temporary ceasefires to resupply, as it was agreed food and water could be delivered to cities where there's been the heaviest fighting. Kyiv: Fierce fighting erupts in capital after a Russian transport plane carrying '150 paratroopers' was shot down, Smoke and flames are seen billowing over Kyiv's Peremohy Avenue in the west of the city, near the zoo, early Saturday, Significant explosions were seen fromBeresteiska metro station in the west of Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, is seen addressing the nation on Friday night.

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