Explosions rock central Kyiv in obvious missile strikes

Two explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm within the Ukrainian capital.

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitchko reported explosions within the metropolis’s Shevchenko district, a big space within the middle of Kyiv that features the historic previous city in addition to a number of authorities places of work.

Lesia Vasylenko, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, posted a photograph on Twitter displaying that at the least one explosion occurred close to the principle constructing of the Kyiv Nationwide College in central Kyiv.

The spokesperson for Emergency Service in Kyiv instructed the AP that there are killed and wounded folks. Rescuers at the moment are working in numerous places, mentioned Svitlana Vodolaga.

The variety of casualties isn’t but identified.

The explosions had been heard by AP journalists and seemed to be the results of missile strikes. Additionally on Monday morning, Related Press journalists reported listening to explosions within the middle of Dnipro metropolis.

Current combating has centered on the areas simply north of Crimea, together with Zaporizhzhia, the place six missiles had been launched in a single day Saturday from Russian-occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia area.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday referred to as the assault that broken the large bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian particular providers.

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