Russian forces have been striking the northern suburbs persistently since the first day of the invasion, when advance units managed to reach the city's center, only to be killed in a firefight
Emergency workers extinguish flames and help residents after their apartment building in the Obolon district of Kyiv, Ukraine, was struck by artillery shells on Monday, March 14, 2022. With civilian areas coming under fire and an estimated half the population having fled, the avenues of the Ukrainian capital, under siege by Russian forces, are almost deserted. (Lynsey Addario/The New York Times)
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