Ukrainian Defense Ministry Urges Citizens to Fight Back with Molotov Cocktails as Russians Enter Kyiv

On Friday morning, Russian troops arrived on the outskirts of Kyiv, prompting the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to advise residents to manufacture Molotov cocktails in preparation for the impending conflict.

In a Facebook post, the Defense Ministry advised civilians to "prepare Molotov cocktails" but to stay indoors. On local television, instructions for making Molotov cocktails were provided.

The New York Times confirmed that missile attacks rocked Kyiv early Friday morning, with one rocket striking a residential building.

According to Agence France Presse, Ukrainian and Russian troops were fighting in the streets on Friday morning.

On Friday morning, Russian troops arrived on the outskirts of Kyiv, prompting the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to advise residents to prepare Molotov cocktails in preparation for the impending conflict.

In a Facebook post, the Defense Ministry advised people to "make Molotov cocktails" but to stay indoors. Local television broadcasted instructions on how to make Molotov cocktails.

According to the New York Times, missile attacks rocked Kyiv early Friday morning, with one rocket hitting a residential structure.

Agence France Presse reports that by Friday morning, Ukrainian and Russian troops were fighting in the streets.

Other countries, Zelensky warned Ukrainians, would likely not send aid during the invasion. Despite this, Zelensky urged Europeans with "fighting experience" to join the Ukrainian military.

"In the protection of our state, we are left to our own devices," he remarked. "Who is willing to fight beside us?" To be honest, I don't think so."

While Zelensky stated that his government is open to talks with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that talks can only begin if Ukraine ceases to war.

“What we’re talking about is preventing Nazis and those who push methods of genocide to rule in this country,” Lavrov told reporters at a press conference in Moscow. “Right now, the regime that is located in Kyiv is under two mechanisms of external control: first, the West, led by the United States, and secondly, neo-Nazis.”