The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, raised the alarm among the population of a Ukrainian capital which, like other cities in the country, was attacked in the early hours of Monday by the Russian army. According to an anticipated official this Monday morning, there are victims, although he could not specify the amount.
“The capital is under attack by Russian terrorists!! The rockets hit objects in the city center (in the Shevchenkiv district) and in the Solomyan district. The air alert, and therefore the threat, continues, “said the former world boxing champion who became official.
In his report on Telegram, Klitschko made “an appeal to all residents of the capital” to “remain in shelters during the alarm”. “If there is no urgent need, it is better not to go to the city hoy ”, asked and extended the recommendation for“ suburban residents ”.
“The central streets of Kiev have been blocked by the police, the rescue services are working,” he added.
According to the Ukrainian newspaper The Kyiv Independent, at least five explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capitalwhich had not been bombed since last June.
According to the spokesperson for the Kiev Emergency Situations Department Svitlana Vodolaga, several people died in the attack registered this morning in the center of the capital. “There are dead, there are injured. We will have more details later. How much, I can’t say yet, because it is still under review, “Vodolaga reported.
Russian attacks in various regions of Ukraine
In parallel, explosions were reported in Lviv, Zhitomir, Khmelnytsky, Dnipro, Ternopil and Zaporižia. Indeed, Anatoly Kurtev, secretary of the city council of the latter city, located in the south-east of Ukraine, confirmed that at least one person died in a new missile attack.
“Tonight the Russian terrorists have once again put an end to the life of a civilian. A victim has been known since six in the morning. Our sincere condolences to family and friends,” Kurtev said in a message on Telegram collected by the agency Ukrinform. .
He added that five other people were injured in the attack, including a child, who had cuts from glass shards. The rescue continues, she said.
In Dnipro, meanwhile, the missiles caused structural damage, power outages and the destruction of two air defense systems. No casualties were reported.
“In Nikopol, more than 30 skyscrapers and private homes, farm buildings, cars, gas ovens and power grids have been mutilated,” it was officially reported.
At the same time it was specified that “Russian bullets hit a hospital, a high school, a post office, a pharmacy, the office of an insurance company, a library, shops, a cafeteria, a hairdresser and a parking lot”.
The latest fighting has been concentrated in regions north of Crimea, such as Zaporizhia, which was hit on Saturday night by six missiles fired from occupied parts of the region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday described the attack that damaged a huge bridge connecting Russia with the annexed territory of Crimea as “a terrorist act” planned by Ukrainian special services.
IS
Source: Clarin
