Russian troops on Friday bombarded the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv with rockets, before fighting reached the streets of the capital and Russian tanks were filmed entering the besieged city. It took Russian troops only a day to reach the capital after they entered the country from the east, as well from the Belarus-Ukraine border 160 kilometres from Kyiv. While Western leaders have sanctioned Russia in a bid to pressure Moscow into ceasing hostilities, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Western sanctions are not enough to deter Russia from what appears to be a full-scale invasion of the eastern European country.

Natali Sevriukova reacts next to her house following a rocket attack the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. 
People look at the damage following a rocket attack the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. 
People take shelter at a building basement while the sirens sound announcing new attacks in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.
Ukrainian servicemen walk at fragments of a downed aircraft seen in in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.
Ukrainian soldiers take positions in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.