More infoFurther sources boast the situation is '100 percent under control' as Russian forces advance on the capital, Kyiv. With the invasion of Ukraine entering its third day, Russian military assets appear to have struck multiple targets and cities around Ukraine, leading to Ukrainian civilians taking up arms in order to defend their country. Taking to Twitter to reassure citizens, a Ukrainian TV channel wrote: “Adviser to the Head of the Presidential Office Podoliak: "The situation in Kyiv and Ukraine is 100% under control. The ministry said on Friday more than 1,000 Russian servicemen had been killed so far in the Ukrainian conflict. The incident is likely to be deeply embarrassing to Mr Peskov and Mr Putin's wider circle.