KATERYNA TYSCHENKО — FRIDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2022, 10:52
There is fighting near Kyiv around the settlements of Gostomel, Vorzel and Bucha.
Source: Oleksiy Arestovich, advisor to the head of the Office of the President, at a press briefing on Friday Ad verbatim: "The greatest danger is now developing from the direction of Dymer-Ivankov, this is northwest of Kyiv. Fighting is already going on there now in the areas of Gostomel, Vorzel and Bucha."
The Russian military seized two Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) vehicles, rushing into the center of Kyiv, followed by a convoy of Russian trucks. As of 9:45, the trucks have already been disarmed. Source: Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar on Facebook, AFU Ground Forces
In the morning of February 25, the subway in Kyiv is working in transportation mode and as a shelter - many people descended in the stations to take cover from possible shelling.
Source: Subway on Twitter, UP correspondent from the scene
Subway announcement ad verbatim: "Dear passengers! The subway is operating normally. Due to organisational reasons, the red line runs to "Shulyavskaya" station. We would like to remind you that the entrance to the station is free.”
Details: At a number of stations on the right bank, people took shelter to wait out possible shelling.
Russian troops that are advancing towards Kyiv from the [Chernobyl] Exclusion Zone, were stopped near the town of Ivankiv, where Ukraine’s defense forces have blown up a bridge.
Source: UP’s contacts in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In Sumy region, Ukraine’s armed forces neutralise 15 enemy tanks using Javelin missiles
Ukraine army’s ground forces report that Ukrainian troops near Hlukhiv in the Sumy region (near the northeast border with Russia) deployed Javelin anti-tank missiles to neutralise 15 Russian T-72 tanks.