In pictures: Kyiv under attack

Russian forces continue a military assault on neighbouring Ukraine, with fighting on the streets of the capital Kyiv.

Ukrainian servicemen patrol during a curfew as Russian forces continue to advance on the third day in Kyiv. The capital's Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the curfew from between 17:00 on 26 February and 08:00 local time on 28 February.

A member of Ukrainian forces patrols the streets at Maidan square.

Ukrainian parliament member Sviatoslav Yurash, 26, seen with his weapon to defend Kyiv.

Members of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine prepare Molotov cocktails.

A Ukrainian serviceman and his dog look at smoke from a burned petroleum storage depot damaged after a Russian missile attack near Kyiv.

An apartment building near Kyiv's Zhuliany airport was struck by a missile earlier on Saturday.

Surveillance footage, obtained by Reuters, shows a missile hitting the block.

Pictures show a hole covering at least five floors that were blasted into the side.

Emergency services attended the scene.

Firefighters put out flames inside a bombed apartment block.

Authorities say the number of casualties is "being specified" while an evacuation is under way.

A total of 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed since Russia invaded, the country's Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said.

People take cover as an air-raid siren sounds, near the damaged apartment building.

Ukrainian soldiers took up guard positions in the capital.

People leave the Zhuliany neighbourhood in Kyiv on Saturday.

The Ukrainian army said it had repelled an attack along one of the main roads in the west, early this morning.

Ukrainian armed service members are seen by damaged vehicles, at the site of fighting with Russian troops.

There were periods of street fighting as Russian forces attempted to probe the city's defences.

The people of Kyiv spend an anxious wait in shelters and basements during bombing alerts in the capital.

Smoke rises over Kyiv on Saturday morning after a night of shelling.

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