The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

President Volodymyr Zelensky shared a call with Boris Johnson after fighting closed in on the capital city.

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned Russia's President Vladimir Putin is acting 'irrationally' by invading Ukraine - and suggested his warning about echoes of the 1938 Munich conference had been proven right

Blasts are heard as Ukraine’s capital comes under increasing threat from invading Russian forces.

There are warnings Russian forces are closing in on the Ukraine capital of Kyiv

Footage shows Ukraine shooting down a Russian aircraft over Kyiv

Putin faces so many variables, risking troop deaths, partial or total failure, and a long and economically crippling war.

Good Morning Britain's chief correspondent Richard Gaisford, who is currently residing in the Ukrainian capital as Russian troops invade the country, had been speaking to hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard when he was forced to put his equipment on

There have been reports this morning of fighting outside the Ukrainian capital city, however, even as Russia closes in on Kyiv, with 450 casualties Defence Secretary Ben Wallace claimed the invasion has failed to achieve its main objectives

The Ukrainian foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said in a tweet just before 4am on Friday that "horrific rocket strikes" hit the city.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko said he would take up arms alongside his brother and fellow Hall of Famer Wladimir Klitschko to fight in what is a "bloody war" following Russia's invasion of their country Ukraine. Russia launched its invasion by land, air and sea on Thursday following a…

The Ukrainian foreign minister said the capital was hit in the early hours of Friday