Occupiers attack on Kyiv: escalation near “Beresteiska” subway station Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, heavy fighting near Vasylkiv

Artillery strikes the military unit near the "Beresteiska" subway station, according to journalist Andriy Tsaplienko.

The State Special Communications Service also reports: "More than 50 shots and explosions, machine-gun fire in the around "Shuliavs'ka" subway station and the Zoo in the last 10 minutes. Go to the shelter immediately, it's no joke, save  your lives and the lives of your loved ones."

Another hot spot is 30 km from Kyiv near Vasylkiv. A difficult battle for Vasylkiv Air Base continues. Russian saboteurs disguised as the National Police shot our soldiers at the checkpoint near Vasylkiv. Immediately after that, a group of Russian soldiers breached to the airfield with a truck.

We remind, Mykolaiv has finally got the dreamed silence, Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled the attacks.

Read also: The summary of the second day of Ukraine's defense against Russia

So far, Russian troops have failed to capture any regional center of Ukraine. Chernihiv and Sumy gave heavy fighting to the invaders. Near Kharkiv, according to the regional state administration, more than 150 units of armored vehicles were destroyed, and at one point the enemy simply fled towards the border. The situation in Kherson is difficult, but the city is still under Ukrainian control. In the area of Joint Forces Operation, the enemy is unable to break through our positions, Ukrainian units even performed some counterattacks.