Ukraine army says it repels Russian troops’ assault on Kyiv base

Smoke and flames rise over in the course of the shelling close to Kyiv, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Feb 26 (Reuters) – Russian troops attacked a military base positioned on a principal avenue within the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv however the assault was repelled, the Ukrainian army mentioned early on Saturday.

Individually, the Interfax Ukraine company mentioned Russian troopers have been making an attempt to seize one of many metropolis’s electrical energy producing stations.

Hours earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had predicted Russian troops would mount an assault in a single day.

“Navy criminals of Russia attacked one of many army models in Kiev on Victory Avenue. The assault has been fought again,” the armed forces of Ukraine mentioned in an English-language posting on Fb.

It gave no particulars and the report couldn’t instantly be confirmed. Peremohy, or Victory, Avenue is positioned simply to the west of the centre of Kyiv.

Reporting by David Ljunggren and Olzhas Auyezov; Enhancing by Clarence Fernandez

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