Russian missile hits residential building in Ukrainian capital Kyiv as fighting rages

A missile has hit an apartment building in Kyiv, as fighting between Ukrainian and invading Russian forces rages on.

Harrowing images from the Ukrainian capital show burning vehicles, buildings blasted by missiles and flames lighting up the night sky.

The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said there was "active fighting on the streets of our city" as the conflict intensified.

As Russia forces tried to fight their way through the streets of the capital, during the night, dramatic video showed a blazing vehicle on Kyiv's Peremohy (Victory) Avenue.

With dawn breaking over the city, the extent of the damage inflicted on Kyiv became clear with images showing smouldering blocks of flats.

Fighting appeared to be raging close to Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) in Kyiv with video residential tower blocks hit by missiles and residents pulled from the rubble.

Soldiers were seen next to the charred remains on vehicles in the city's roads.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy growled a message of defiance as he refused a US offer of evacuation reportedly saying: "I need ammo not a ride."

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