- The battle has begun for control of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with an apartment building in the city hit by a missile or rocket early Saturday.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed Ukraine will stand its ground, saying the county has "withstood and successfully repelled enemy attacks."
- Zelensky also refused the US' offer to evacuate him from Kyiv, saying, "I need ammunition, not a ride."
- More than 120,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia's assault began Thursday, a UN official told CNN Saturday, and there are queues at a number of border crossings.
Pentagon denies Russia's claim that it's "highly likely" US used surveillance drones to help Ukrainian navy
Meta bars Russian state media from monetizing on its platforms
YouTube blocks RT in Ukraine and prohibits it from monetizing its channels on the platform globally
Kremlin website is being targeted by cyberattacks, spokesperson tells state media
“Attacks are ongoing,” Peskov told TASS. "[The website] often freezes.”
Some Russian government websites, including the Kremlin and Ministry of Defence, have been down for a third day in a row.
The hacking group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
On Friday, the same Russian websites appeared offline for a while, but the Kremlin denied it was being attacked by Anonymous, according to state media.
Heaviest fighting in Ukraine is "in and around Kharkiv," senior US defense official says
The official said the US saw “stiff resistance on the northern advance towards Kyiv,” as well. “But the heaviest fighting we still assess is in and around Kharkiv,” the official added.
Russian forces are facing the resistance to their invasion in the northern part of Ukraine along two axes, the official said: “down towards Kyiv and generally from Belgorod towards Khakriv.”
Russian forces are facing “less resistance in the south,” the official added.
Nearly 2,700 people detained in anti-war protests in Russia since Thursday, monitoring site says
At least 1,370 of them were detained in protests in Moscow, according to the same site.
Protests are ongoing in at least 27 cities, according to OVD-Info.
On Thursday, Russia's Investigative Committee warned that participation in any anti-war protest was illegal. It also said that offenses could be entered on participants’ criminal records which would “leave a mark on the person’s future.”
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