Ukrainian artillery fire towards Russian forces near Kyiv

UKRAINIAN artillery fire towards Russian forces near Kyiv as soldier explains 'we fight for our children'.

While Russia's advance in the north on Kyiv has been stalled for days with an armoured column stretching for miles along a highway, it has made more progress in the south, pushing east and west along the Black and Azov Sea coasts.

Moscow has acknowledged nearly 500 deaths among its soldiers, but Western countries say the true number is much higher and Ukraine says it is many thousands.