The Kremlin has suffered its “worst day” since launching a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine.
Russian air strikes rained down across several Ukrainian cities throughout Sunday night, as Vladimir Putin continues his attempts to capture the capital, Kyiv.
While attacks from the air continue, Ukrainian soldiers are maintaining a strong fight on the ground.
Ukrainian government officials said: “The enemy completely stopped movements in the North-West of Ukraine and makes tactical pull-back. Ukrainian side strikes back with artillery and aviation.”
Going into further detail regarding the situation in Kyiv, the UK’s Defence Minsitry said: "The bulk of Putin's ground forces remain more than 30km to the north of Kyiv their advance having been slowed by Ukrainian forces defending Hostomel airfield, a key Russian objective for day one of the conflict," the ministry said.
"Logistical failures and staunch Ukrainian resistance continue to frustrate the Russian advance."
Kyiv major Vitali Klitschko has told Russian soldiers to "go home", before also urging Ukrainians not to give up.
Kyiv Major Vitali Klitschko
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“They have nothing to find here in our home. But I see so many people, everybody is proud of our army, of Ukrainian who defend our city, defend our homes, defend our family and respect for everyone ready to fight. Fight for our country”, he said.
But fears continue to mount that Putin, who is keen to remove Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, could soon deploy more forces.
The Russian leader put nuclear forces on high alert on Sunday amid ongoing tensions with the west over the invasion.
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes his comments were simply "a distraction from the reality of what's going on in Ukraine,” while also hailing Ukraine for its resilience.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace also believes Putin’s actions are simply a “deterrent".
"We should be worried that a state like Russia believes that the rules don't apply to them, whether that is invading Ukraine or using nerve agent in Salisbury, but fundamentally a deterrent is what it is, a deterrent," Wallace told Times Radio.
"As much as he might be ambitious for Ukraine, I don't think he wants to go into that space."
