Large explosions were heard in downtown Kyiv just before dawn on Tuesday, reportedly the result of Russian artillery fire striking residential buildings in Ukraine’s capital city.
The shelling occurred at around 5 a.m. in central Kyiv, and video reportedly from the blast zone showed a building engulfed in flames.
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https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1503585076071784453?s=20&t=DHWmUq4i8JKxaeoUAMHKlQReuters reported that at least two “powerful explosions” were heard in the capital city Tuesday morning.
Ukrainian authorities said Russian artillery strikes were responsible for the explosions. At least one artillery shell struck a 15-story apartment building in the capital city, killing one person and trapping others inside, according to Ukrainian authorities.
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Several journalists heard the blasts in Kyiv as well. Trey Yingst of Fox News tweeted just after 5 a.m. local time that a “huge explosion” had occurred in the downtown area of the capital, and Danish reporter Rasmus Tantholdt described waking to “several huge explosions” that set off car alarms.
https://twitter.com/TreyYingst/status/1503567822324219905?s=20&t=wtMK8mYmHYkzR6m18IieEA
https://twitter.com/RasmusTantholdt/status/1503569066652491781?s=20&t=wtMK8mYmHYkzR6m18IieEA
Air raid sirens were not heard in Kyiv prior to the early morning blasts, according to a report.
On Monday, multiple early morning explosions also rocked Ukraine’s capital.
Two people were killed and three were injured when a Russian missile reportedly hit a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv, missing a secondary school by 100 yards.
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On Monday, Russian forces also hit the Antonov airplane factory, Ukraine’s largest aircraft manufacturing plant, in Kyiv. Ukrainian authorities said two people died and seven were injured in the attack.
The Pentagon said Russia has fired over 900 missiles against Ukraine since the war started last month.
