Air raid sirens wailed, residents rushed to bomb shelters and explosions rocked buildings in Kyiv on Monday morning, amid an intensifying Russian assault on Ukraine's capital.
The wave of powerful explosions struck central Kyiv around 11:30 a.m. local time , shortly after an air alert sounded through the capital, leaving little time for residents to find safety.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, said a total of 11 land-based ballistic and cruise missiles had been launched at the Kyiv region. All were shot down, he said. Debris from intercepted missiles fell in Kyiv’s central and northern districts, landing on roads and parks, the Kyiv military administration said. At least one civilian was injured, it added.The daytime attack intensified the sense of unease among residents, who are already under strain after weeks of nearly daily nighttime attacks by Russian drones and missiles.
It came just six hours after air defenses brought down more than 40 targets as Russian forces bombarded Kyiv with a combination of drones and cruise missiles, said Serhii Popko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration.
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