S&P 500 futures drop over 1% as Russian forces enter the town of Vorzel, Obolon in Kyiv

Washington Post (WaPo) reports, citing Kyiv's mayor on Friday, “an air raid siren went off about 7 a.m. local time and at least one residential building in the capital caught fire after being hit by rocket debris.”

This comes after multiple explosions were heard earlier in the day.

A senior Ukrainian defense official said Russian forces were near the town of Vorzel, some 20 miles to Kyiv's northwest, per WaPo.

There are reports also doing the round by the Ukrainian media that Russia’s forces have entered the Obolon district in Kyiv, which is approximately 10 km from central Kyiv.

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