{"id":1345133,"date":"2022-02-26T04:27:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T09:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1345133"},"modified":"2022-02-26T09:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:37:53","slug":"moment-missile-strikes-ukrainian-apartment-building-caught-on-video-numerous-civilian-casualties-reported-thus-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moment-missile-strikes-ukrainian-apartment-building-caught-on-video-numerous-civilian-casualties-reported-thus-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment Missile Strikes Ukrainian Apartment Building Caught On Video; Numerous Civilian Casualties Reported Thus Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmoment-missile-strikes-ukrainian-apartment-building-caught-on-video-numerous-civilian-casualties-reported-thus-far%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1345133&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/UA-1-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian forces battled a much larger and better armed Russian military late Friday night and into the early morning hours on Saturday in the capital city of Kyiv and, by the time the sun came up, still controlled the city.<\/p>\n<p>The night produced numerous shocking videos, many unconfirmed, that showed large explosions taking place in cities across Ukraine. Stories did emerge, however, of Ukrainians landing some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/multiple-russian-military-transport-planes-shot-down-along-with-other-military-aircraft-ukrainian-gov-claims\">major punches<\/a> of their own on their Russian counterparts, including shooting down two large military transport planes.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more tragic scenes to come out of the night was a high-rise residential building that was struck by a missile early on Saturday morning in the southwestern part of Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ru\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0436\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u043e\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0435 \u041b\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0432 \u041a\u0438\u0435\u0432\u0435. \u0412\u043e\u0442 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0432\u044b\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0438\u0442 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SjNSwCiZ2A\">pic.twitter.com\/SjNSwCiZ2A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DW \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c (@dw_russian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dw_russian\/status\/1497494032251080706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/02\/25\/world\/russia-ukraine-war\">highlighted<\/a> important developments from over the last several hours:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Ukraine\u2019s health minister said on Saturday that 198 civilians had been killed in the Russian invasion, including three children. Another 1,115 civilians have been wounded, the minister said, including 33 children.<\/li>\n<li>Russia has established attack lines into three cities \u2014 Kyiv in the north, Kharkiv in the northeast and Kherson in the south \u2014 and Ukrainian troops are fighting to hold all three.<\/li>\n<li>Bloody battles were being waged in close quarters. Ukrainska Pravda, a Ukrainian news site, reported combat 400 yards from Maidan Square in central Kyiv.<\/li>\n<li>Across Ukraine, people huddled in air raid shelters, lined up at bank machines and stocked up on essentials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-ready-to-evacuate-ukraine-president-zelensky-so-hes-not-captured-or-killed-he-refuses-to-go\">reportedly<\/a> refused to be evacuated from Kyiv as Russian military forces attacked the city and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. government is prepared to help Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leave Kyiv to avoid being captured or killed by advancing Russian forces, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials,\u201d The Washington Post\u00a0reported. \u201cBut so far, the president has refused to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A senior American intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation that U.S. officials had with Zelensky when he was reportedly asked to evacuate says that Zelensky\u00a0responded: \u201cThe fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As fighting intensified, Ukraine urged its citizens to take up arms, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ukraine-instructs-citizens-to-make-molotov-cocktails-to-burn-and-destroy-invading-russian-military\">Molotov cocktails<\/a>, to fight the Russians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend the country. Be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities,\u201d Zelensky\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-ukraine-to-give-weapons-to-anyone-who-wants-to-defend-country-from-russian-invasion\">said<\/a>\u00a0in a statement. \u201cWe will lift sanctions on all citizens of Ukraine who are ready to defend our country as part of territorial defense with weapons in hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NATO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nato-takes-unprecedented-action-to-respond-to-russia-putins-objectives-not-limited-to-ukraine\">activated<\/a> the NATO Response Force for the first time ever on Friday, which readies thousands of soldiers that are part of the multinational force consisting of land, air, sea, and special operations forces.<\/p>\n<p>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/opinions_192455.htm?selectedLocale=en\">warned<\/a>\u00a0during a press conference on Friday that Putin\u2019s \u201cobjectives are not limited to Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Tod Wolters said that NATO has forces operating in the\u00a0maritime, land, air, space, and cyber domains that are actively working to defend NATO\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an historic moment and the very first time the Alliance has employed these high readiness forces in a deterrence and defense role. They represent a flexible, combat credible force that can be employed in multiple ways and we are utilizing fully their inherent agility,\u201d he said. \u201cThese deterrence measures are prudent and enhance our speed, responsiveness and capability to shield and protect the one billion citizens we swore to protect. We are grateful to our allies Canada and the United States for their recent commitments to deploy an additional 7,460 troops, including an armored brigade combat team, artillery units, a naval frigate, and surveillance aircraft, to support this Alliance-wide effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs NATO establishes this enhanced vigilance on the Alliance\u2019s eastern flank, Allied military forces will posture and exercise to increase our readiness and interoperability. Your soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines stand ready to protect every meter of Allied territory,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe admire the courage and tenacity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and citizens in defending their country. The Alliance remains steadfast in our collective commitment to shield and protect each other. Moving forward, we are prepared to leverage the strength of all our forces to defend the Alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian forces battled a much larger and better armed Russian military late Friday night and into the early morning hours on Saturday in the capital city of Kyiv and, by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1345133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1345133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1345133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1345133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1345133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1345133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1345133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}