Street fighting broke out in the center of Kharkiv as Russian troops entered Ukraine’s second largest city, Oleh Synehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration said Sunday.
Synehubov urged residents of the eastern city to stay in shelters and not to travel anywhere. Russian vehicles entered the city of Kharkiv on Sunday, he said.
"The Russian enemy's vehicles advanced into the city of Kharkiv. Including the central part of the city. Warning! Do not leave your shelters!" Governor Synyehubov said in a Facebook post Sunday.
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine are eliminating the enemy. Civilians are asked not to go out in the streets."
Kharkiv, with a population of about 1.4 million people, sits less than 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the Russian border and was approached by Russian forces shortly after the invasion started on Thursday.
Ukrainian forces have managed to deter Russian troops from entering the city for the past three days, but Synehubov said this has now changed, with fighting taking place at the heart of the city.
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