Friday, January 9, 2026

Ukraine crisis updates from the BBC

  1. Russian troops are in northern districts of the capital Kyiv, Ukraine says, and video shows armoured vehicles advancing
  2. U.K. says the “bulk” of Russian troops advancing on the city remain more than 50 km away
  3. Russian President Vladimir Putin tells Ukrainian troops to overthrow their own country’s leadership
  4. Meanwhile the Ukrainian government calls on citizens to make Molotov cocktails and defend the city
  5. Ukraine’s interior ministry says 18,000 guns have been given to volunteers
  6. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky releases a defiant video, saying he’s not leaving
  7. Russian forces say they have taken control of Hostomel airfield near Kyiv

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60517447

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