Russian Forces Edge Closer To Ukraine Capital As City Turns "Fortress"

Ukraine War: Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain holed up in Ukrainian cities under a Russian bombing campaign after the first talks between their top diplomats ended without any progress.

Russian troops edged closer to Kyiv on Friday, as officials said the Ukrainian capital was being transformed into a "fortress" and President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of again targeting humanitarian corridors.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain holed up in Ukrainian cities, including besieged Mariupol, under a Russian bombing campaign after the first talks between Moscow and Kyiv's top diplomats ended without any progress.

The Ukrainian military in a statement warned "the enemy is trying to eliminate the defences of the Ukrainian forces around" regions to the west and northwest of the capital "to block Kyiv."

"We can't rule out a movement of the enemy to the east towards Brovary," the statement added.