A series of Russian missiles struck a residential area of the capital, causing a massive fire and a desperate rescue effort in a 15-story apartment complex. One person has been killed, while others are still trapped inside. The entrance to a downtown subway station that had been used as a bomb shelter was also destroyed by shockwaves from an explosion. Trains will no longer stop at the station, according to city officials, who tweeted a photograph of the blown-out facade.
On Tuesday, Russia’s advance in Ukraine drew closer to central Kyiv, despite the two countries maintaining a slender diplomatic line with additional talks planned. Large explosions erupted around Kyiv shortly before morning. A series of Russian missiles struck a residential area of the capital, causing a massive fire and a desperate rescue effort in a 15-story apartment complex. One person has been killed, while others are still trapped inside.
a series of Russian attacks hit a residential area of Ukraine’s capital, sparking a massive fire and frenzied rescue effort in a 15-story Kyiv apartment complex. One person has been killed, while others are still trapped inside. The strikes were artillery strikes, according to the Ukrainian military. They struck the Svyatoshynskyi area of western Kyiv, which is close to the Irpin suburb, which has seen some of the war’s worst engagements. As firefighters rescued individuals from ladders, flames erupted from the residential building. The air was thick with smoke.
