Fighting intensifies as Russian column bears down on Kyiv

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Russia’s war on Ukraine is now in its sixth day, with a miles-long convoy of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles inching closer to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv and fighting intensifying on the ground.

Russia on Tuesday stepped up shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there. Casualties mounted and reports emerged that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian propaganda recently hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the capital.

But Ukrainian fighters are putting up a fierce resistance and surprisingly, Russia has not been able to dominate the skies. There are increasing fears that as Russia becomes more isolated under an avalanche of Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin could become even more reckless and set off a world-altering war.

Across Ukraine, underground civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict with families and children huddled in subway stations, basements and other shelters.

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Here are the most compelling images as the Russian invasion continues: .

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