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Russia’s expanding invasion of Ukraine as it reaches the country’s seat of power dominates the nationals as the weekend begins.
The Ukrainian capital is “on the brink”, reports The Guardian, the Daily Mail declares Kyiv the “city of courage” and the Daily Mirror quotes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying “we are not afraid”.
Guardian front page, Saturday 26 February 2022: Kyiv on the brink pic.twitter.com/xQPDDaAG4o
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 25, 2022
Kyiv, the city of courage: the front page of tomorrow's Daily Mail. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bCkTyVRfVH
— James Franey (@jamesfraney) February 25, 2022
Saturday’s front page: We Are Not Afraid#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/hgVYQNulxB pic.twitter.com/BXMQG09P0M
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 25, 2022
A photograph of Ukrainian soldiers defending Kyiv on a road leads the i weekend and the Daily Express, with the latter referring to the defence under the headline “fearless”.
Battle for Kyiv. This weekend’s @theipaper front page #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #skypapers #ukraine pic.twitter.com/cLrYPSHeay
— Tim Alden (@timaldi) February 25, 2022
Tomorrow's front page: Battle for Kyiv as Ukrainians vow to fight Putin invaders to the death#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yZkqun0dDw
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) February 25, 2022
The same photograph is used by The Daily Telegraph, which notes that as “Russian tanks rolled in, British weapons blew them up”.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'The battle for Kyiv'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/rACe3rYdc2
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 25, 2022
The Sun calls Mr Putin a “tyrant” who “bombs kids” and The Independent reports guns have been handed out to civilians as part of a “strong resistance”.
Tomorrow's front page: Ukrainians show awesome bravery to defy evil Vladimir Putin's mighty Russian forces https://t.co/T2CFYcUuB3 pic.twitter.com/RvZFz4OsVs
— The Sun (@TheSun) February 25, 2022
Saturday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “The battle for Kyiv” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/hGXSUGdPlW
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 25, 2022
Civilians have also taken up arms with rifles and petrol bombs, according to The Times, while the FT Weekend cites Mr Zelensky as saying Russia have made him their number one target.
Saturday’s TIMES: “Battle to save Kyiv” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/g722pDyPaO
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 25, 2022
Just published: front page of FT Weekend, UK edition, Saturday 26 February https://t.co/i7LESdksnJ pic.twitter.com/gswxVf6DY5
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 25, 2022
And the Daily Star says the Klitschko boxing brothers, who have vowed to defend their country, will “KO Mad Vlad”.
Tomorrow’s front page: Come & have a go if you think you're hard enough #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/5CVjPjVMBK pic.twitter.com/al1RCDCPQn
— Daily Star (@dailystar) February 25, 2022
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