A three-story structure in central Kyiv sustained severe damage during a Russian missile strike on Monday morning, which also resulted in missile debris falling in three other districts of the city, officials confirmed.
Explosions were heard throughout the Ukrainian capital, and a Reuters reporter observed a column of smoke rising to the east of the city.
“In the (central) Pechersk district, a multi-story non-residential building was damaged,” stated the city’s military administration via Telegram messenger. An earlier statement had incorrectly described the building as residential.
Two folks have been injured; particles additionally fell within the Solomyansky, Holosiyvsky, and Dnipro districts.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned that two folks have been harmed.
The administration mentioned particles additionally got here down within the Solomyansky, Holosiyvsky, and Dnipro districts.
U.S. ambassador to Kyiv, Bridget Brink, mentioned Russia had used hypersonic missiles to assault the Ukrainian capital.
“Over the past five days, Russia has launched a whole lot of missiles and drones towards a sovereign nation,” she mentioned.
Ukraine’s air pressure had warned in a Telegram message moments earlier than the explosions {that a} missile was flying towards the town.
“Explosions within the capital. Urgently to the shelter!” Kyiv metropolis mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the Telegram messenger.
Russia has dramatically stepped up its missile strikes on Ukraine in recent days.
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