On the sixth day of the war, the Russian army strengthened the artillery shelling of Kharkov and Kyiv. The Ukrainian side reports dozens of victims among civilians. Russian troops continue to surround Kiev, they build barricades in the city and prepare for defense. Vladimir Zelensky applied for the operational entry of Ukraine to the European Union. The heads of eight EU countries called on to give Ukraine the status of a candidate country. "Medusa" shows how this day has passed in Ukraine.
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Marcus yam / la Times / Getty images of the body of the dead Russian soldiers after battles near the railway on the outskirts of Irpeni in the Kyiv region Aris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / Leta civilians cross the river along the exploded bridge in the north of Kyiv Efrem Lukatsky / AP / Scanpix / Leta consequences of shelling in Brovary near Kyiv Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta pro -Russian military in the village of Nikolaevka, which is controlled by the DPR. Against the background - a technique with a Z market, which is used by the Russian armed forces Pavel Dorogoy / AP / Scanpix / Leta on fire today hit the building of the Kharkov administration. According to the authorities of Ukraine, the bodies of six dead were taken out from under the rubble Pavel Dorogoy / AP / Scanpix / Leta the body of the victims of shelling of freedom Square in Kharkov. “Rocket in the central square of Kharkov is a frank, united terror,” said Vladimir Zelensky Sergey Bobok / AFP / Scanpix / Leta destruction within the administration building Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA / Scanpix / Leta consequences of the shelling of Kharkov Sergey Kozlov / EPA / Scanpix / Leta residents of Kharkov collect humanitarian aid Aris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / Leta checkpoint in the center of Kyiv. The city is preparing for defense UMIT Bektas / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky gives to Western journalists Roman Pilipya / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Mother and children hide in the basement of the Okhmatdet children's hospital in Kyiv Ethan Swope / Bloomberg / Getty images volunteers are preparing camouflage networks for the Ukrainian military. Library named after Ivanchuk in Lviv Emilio Morenatti / AP / Scanpix / Leta Peaceful inhabitants of Kyiv with things run to the station to the sounds of an airy anxiety siren The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Russian troops struck the Kyiv TV troops; According to the authorities, five people were killed. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation warned of impacts in Kyiv to "stop information attacks" Emilio Morenatti / AP / Scanpix / Leta Animal Office Kirilo Trenin soothes the elephant in the Kiev zoo