Battle for Kyiv: Russians assault Ukrainian capital city as death count rises

Russian troops assaulted Kyiv on Friday and clashed with Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of the capital city, as Ukrainian leaders pleaded with the West for help to keep their government afloat in the face of a full-scale invasion.

The two sides traded control of a key airport outside Kyiv, a city of nearly 3 million people, many of whom sheltered in place Friday as fighting intensified and the death count rose. Ukrainian officials even reportedly told citizens to begin preparing Molotov cocktails in a bid to ward off the...