Russia-Ukraine war news LIVE | Curfew extended in Kyiv as Russia marches towards Ukraine's capital
Russia-Ukraine war news LIVE updates February 26: Hundreds and thousands have allegedly been killed in the Russian attack of Ukraine. While Ukraine guaranteed that its military killed more than 1,000 Russian soldiers, the Russian Ministry of Defense said its soldiers have taken out 211 military foundation offices in Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine emergency extended as Russian rockets beat Kyiv following an announcement of battle by Russia's Vladimir Putin this week. In a late-night message, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, "We as a whole are here guarding our freedom, our nation, and it will remain along these lines." Meanwhile, the US government joined European nations in slapping sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In the midst of the turmoil, Russia rejected an UN goal regretting "animosity" in Ukraine even as UN boss Antonio Guterres said Russian troopers "need to get back to their garisson huts". Remain with Indiatoday.in for LIVE updates.