Watch Video: Heavy traffic in Kyiv as residents fleeing from the city amid bombings

With Russian troops closing in on Kyiv and multiple blasts being heard around the city, a video of heavy one-way traffic near a hostel in the city provides a glimpse into the gravity of the tensions.

Many Ukrainians are travelling westward from the capital city of Kyiv to find shelter in other cities as reports of attacks on civilian areas by Russian forces have been reported.