Russia - Ukraine War News Updates March 1, 2022

Daily Mail: New blasts rock Kyiv after TV tower was hit by Russian bombs which also struck Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial, killing at least five – following Kremlin's chilling threat telling civilians to flee or die

* Russia's ministry of defence warned civilians to evacuate as it targets intelligence services in Kyiv with strikes

* On Tuesday night, reports of attacks and explosions suggested Russian forces were closing in on the capital

* Several large explosions seen around Kyiv's 1,300ft TV tower shortly afterwards, though it remained standing

* The tower stands by the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial site where 34,000 Jews were slaughtered in two days

* 40-mile long convoy of Russian tanks and armour has been spotted heading to Kyiv, as analysts warned that Putin intends to besiege it and bomb it into submission using 'medieval' tactics

* Belarus has also entered the war, Ukraine claimed, with troops launching an attack on city of Chernihiv

New blasts rocked Kyiv tonight after Russia was slammed as 'barbaric' for bombing a TV tower near the Babyn Yar holocaust memorial in Kyiv on the site of one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Holocaust.

Several of the city's neighbourhoods are currently under attack, according to local reports.

The Kyiv Independent reported at 23:29 local time that Russian bombs have struck Vyshneve, a town outside the capital. It also said the residential neighbourhoods of Rusanivka, Kurenivka and Boiarka - as well as the area near Kyiv International Airport - were coming under attack. Rusanivka in particular is very central.

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WNU Editor: Russian Defense Ministry is advising all citizens in Kyiv to leave immediately.

There are "peace talks" between Russian and Ukrainian officials slated for tomorrow in Belarus. I fear that it will be after these talks that the decision to complete the encircling of the capital and to launch major missile and artillery attacks will be made.

Russia - Ukraine War News Updates March 1, 2022

Russian forces escalate attacks on Ukraine’s civilian areas -- AP

Huge armoured column nears Kyiv as ‘barbaric’ missile strikes continue -- The Guardian

Kyiv residents fearful, helpless as Russian troops approach -- DW

Death, Destruction As Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Enters Day Six -- RFE

Russia Pounds Ukraine, Drawing Humanitarian Disaster Warning -- Bloomberg

Zelensky says Holocaust site hit as Russia bombs civilian areas across Ukraine -- Axios

Russian column presses toward Kyiv -- The Hill

Massive Russian convoy spotted outside Kyiv as Ukraine and Russia continue battling for sixth day -- FOX News

Russian strike takes out TV tower in Kyiv next to Holocaust memorial, while its forces relentlessly shell Mariupol -- ABC News Australia

Huge armoured column nears Kyiv as ‘barbaric’ missile strikes continue -- The Guardian

40-mile Russian military convoy nears Kyiv -- Politico