Russian Forces Close In on Ukraine’s Capital, Bombing Intensifies

Russian forces moved by air and land to attack Kyiv on Friday and were closing in on the capital, while Moscow said it would be willing to hold talks with the Ukrainian government.

At an airfield near Kyiv following an airborne assault, Russian troops linked with armored forces who had poured in from Belarus, Ukrainian soldiers on the front line said.

With Ukrainian artillery and armor dispersed nearby, troops—including recently enrolled volunteers in civilian dress—braced for the Russian onslaught from the north and west after Kyiv came under renewed bombardment early in...