Thousands flee Kyiv in panic after Russia bombs Ukraine and invades country
The Metro says The roads out of Kyiv have filled with cars as families attempt to get to safer territory following the start of the Russian invasion.
People inside the under-siege country have been warned not to panic but a state of martial law has been declared.
In an address to the nation, president Volodymyr Zelensky told people to stay at home unless they are involved in critical work.
But pictures showed cars bumper-to-bumper on the roads out of the capital with drivers attempting to get closer to the Polish border, where it is seen as safer.
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