Two residential buildings in kyiv, Ukraine, were hit by a missile “attack” attributed to Russia on Tuesday, authorities said, in the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in a month. The cities of Lviv and Kharkiv were also affected, their respective mayors said, with no casualties reported so far.
“Attack on the capital: According to preliminary information, two residential buildings were hit in the Pechersk district. kyiv’s air defenses shot down several missiles,” Vitaly Klitschko, the mayor of kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, said on Telegram. . “Doctors and rescuers are at the scene of the attacks,” the Kyiv mayor added.
This attack comes a few days after a humiliating withdrawal of Russian forces in southern Ukraine and in the midst of the G20 summit in Indonesia.
a burning building
“Russia responds to Volodymyr Zelensky’s forceful speech at the G20 with a new missile attack,” the Ukrainian presidential chief of staff, Andriï Yermak, denounced on Twitter.
“Does anyone seriously think that the Kremlin really wants peace? It wants obedience. But in the end, the terrorists always lose,” he added.
In a short video posted on Telegram by the deputy head of the presidency, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, part of a five-story building could be seen on fire, with massive flames shooting from inside. “The danger has not passed. Stay in the shelters! ”, He urged the residents of the capital.
Raid sirens sounded in all regions of Ukraine according to an official air defense app used by Ukrainians on a daily basis. The Russian military has carried out several waves of massive kamikaze missile and drone attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in recent weeks. The last Russian attack on Kyiv dates back to October 17.
Source: BFM TV
