Ukraine's capital under siege Explosions in Kiev
At least two powerful explosions were heard in the early morning hours today in the centre of Kiev, the day after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a French Agency journalist observed.
Via Facebook, the Ukrainian land army referred to "missile attacks" on the Ukrainian capital and assured that two of the missiles were intercepted and shot down.
"Attacks on Kiev with cruise missiles continue," Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerachenko said, following statements by a spokesman for Ukraine's General Staff of the Army.
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Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, said for his part that three people were injured, one seriously, by rocket fragments that fell in a district of the capital.
In a photo uploaded by Mr. Klitschko depicts firefighters at work in front of a damaged and smoking building:
[/P]⚡️ In the meantime, three people have been injured, one of them in an important condition, as a result of the firing of rockets at a residential building at 7-A Koshitsya Street.[ALL EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE WORKING AT THE SCENE. pic.twitter.com/Cu0Wn4Tp6J
- Vitaliy Klitschko (@Vitaliy_Klychko) February 25, 2022
Images that evoke terror from the first night of combat operations.
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#kiev explosions near city center#ukraine #war pic.twitter.com/rELDfB496A
— Ted K | Ukrainian Reports (@Ted_Kac) February 25, 2022
Explosions are heard in Kiev. It is reported about the use of cruise missiles on the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the capital.#war #ukraine pic.twitter.com/R0kBcPXMZn
- Ted K | Ukrainian Reports (@Ted_Kac) February 25, 2022
The advance of Russian forces has many fearing that Kiev will soon be under attack and that attacks on strategic and government facilities in the capital will multiply.
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