Prince William and Kate Middleton say they stand by Ukraine as the Russian invasion continues.
In a personal tweet signed by the couple, they wrote: "In October 2020 we had the privilege to meet President Zelenskyy and the First Lady to learn of their hope and optimism for Ukraine's future.
"Today we stand with the President and all of Ukraine's people as they bravely fight for that future."
The couple's statement comes after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also said they stood with the people of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Feb 24.
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On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the battle had claimed the lives of 137 Ukraines and injured over 300 more.
But by the end of the day Ukrainian officials claim their forces had inflicted a death toll over 10 times that on the Russian troops.
Vladimir Putin's men are thought to have suffered heavy casualties as the Russian leader "greatly" underestimated his opponent.
Western officials said on Friday that intelligence showed Putin had thought he would take hold of the capital, Kyiv, in 48 hours.
Further intelligence from the British Ministry of Defence claimed that the Kremlin had suffered heavy casualties, much "greater than anticipated".
Earlier Britain disputed reports from Moscow that Russian forces had captured the southeastern city of Melitopol, and said the Ukrainian military was continuing to put up staunch resistance across the country.
The Ministry of Defence added that the Kremlin had been unable to take hold of Ukrainian airspace.
"Russia has yet to gain control of the airspace over Ukraine greatly reducing the effectiveness of the Russian Air Force," the defence ministry said in an intelligence update posted on Twitter.
The updated stated: "Russian casualties are likely to be heavy and greater than anticipated or acknowledged by the Kremlin."
During a press briefing this morning, passionate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the country's troops were holding Russian forces back.
He said: “Please stop those who are lying, or trying to lie to you, or lying to us. We need to stop this war. We can live in peace together, globally as humans.
“Our military, our national guard, our national police, our territory defence, special service, nationals of Ukraine, please carry on. We will win. Glory to Ukraine.”
Early estimates suggest Russia has lost between 1,000 and 3,500 men so far.
