Watch live footage of Kyiv skyline amid Ukraine crisis

Live view of the Kyiv skyline after Ukrainian soldiers launched a counterattack against Russian forces in their bid to defend the capital, an adviser to the interior minister said.

Adviser Vadym Denysenko described the counterattack, saying: “We lined up five tanks. In the morning artillery battles were heard in Kyiv on the western outskirts. Now there are battles. There is no further detailed information yet.”

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