National Police of Ukraine evaluates the citizens of Ukraine to the bomdshelters

The battle has begun for control of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with explosions and gunfire reported in the city early Saturday as Russian troops advanced.
Russia’s assault on Ukraine began Thursday and quickly spread across the country as Russian forces attacked from three sides by land, sea and air.
The US will join the EU and UK in directly sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian foreign minister, the White House said.
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11:02 p.m. ET, February 25, 2022
See what parts of Ukraine Russian forces have occupied so far
From CNN's Renée Rigdon
Russian forces have taken control of portions of northern Ukraine outside the capital of Kyiv, including the Chernobyl exclusion zone, according to analysis from the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, DC.
They've also moved into the city of Kherson, north of the Crimean peninsula.

10:58 p.m. ET, February 25, 2022
Gunfire heard in Kyiv
From CNN's Tim Lister in Kyiv
Several bursts of gunfire were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, close to the city center around 5:45 a.m. local time Saturday (10:45 p.m. ET Friday).

It appeared to come from the southeast.

10:55 p.m. ET, February 25, 2022
Ukrainian TV broadcasts instructions for how to make Molotov cocktails
As Ukrainian leaders urge residents to stand their ground and resist Russia's invasion, one television channel broadcast instructions on how to make Molotov cocktails on Friday.

The TV segment showed a person creating the makeshift explosive, pouring colored liquid into a glass bottle, with a diagram on the side showing how to stopper the bottle with a cloth wick.

Earlier Friday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry tweeted that citizens should "make Molotov cocktails and take down the occupier," as Russian forces drew closer to the capital Kyiv.