Fighting reaches Kyiv streets as Russia attacks

The Kyiv government says fighting has broken out on the streets of Ukraine's capital, the BBC reports.

The news comes hours after President Zelensky said Russians would storm the city.Explosions are reported across Kyiv early on Saturday as Russian forces close in on the city.

Reports are coming in that missiles are being launched at Ukraine from the Black Sea.Air strikes are also being reported across a number of areas, in an apparent escalation of violence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned down an offer by Washington to help evacuate him from Ukraine, US media outlets say.

Mr Zelensky said "the fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride", the Associated Press reported, citing a senior intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation.