A number of explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as Russia strikes continued against residential buildings and a metro station
At least two people have been killed in an attack on an apartment block in the city according to emergency services.
According to Western intelligence reports, the majority of Russian media advances into the country have stalled.
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky published another video message where he claimed Russia was beginning to realise victory would not come on the battlefield.
"They have already begun to understand that they will not achieve anything by war.”
The president also addressed Russian troops directly, saying: "If you surrender to our forces, we will treat you the way people are supposed to be treated."
5. The scene after heavy shelling.
Powerful explosions rock the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as Russia strikes residential buildings and a metro station Photojournalist Bennett Murray Photo: Bennett Murray / SWNS
6. Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a residential apartment building
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a residential apartment building after it was hit by a Russian attack in the early hours of the morning on March 15, 2022 in Kyiv, (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) Photo: Chris McGrath
7. A worker clears debris outside an apartment block
A worker clears debris outside an apartment block burnt by pieces of a fallen Russian missile in Kyiv's Obolon district. Photojournalist Bennett Murray captured scenes on March 14 in Obolon district, Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Bennett Murray / SWNS
8. A Ukrainian military chaplain prays at the site of a fire
A Ukrainian military chaplain prays at the site of a fire caused by pieces of a fallen Russian missile in Kyiv's Obolon district. Photojournalist Bennett Murray captured scenes on March 14 in Obolon district, Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Bennett Murray / SWNS