The Russian missiles that tore through Kyiv during rush hour Monday morning shattered windows, lives and a relative calm that had permeated the Ukrainian capital. At least 6 people were killed in the city, local officials say, with dozens more injured.
, life in the city and others far from the front lines had felt ordinary in many ways: Workers were back in their offices, restaurants were serving customers and couples enjoyed casual strolls through parks.
Unfazed, she said she stuck to her morning routine and went to work, with air-raid sirens blaring. Then a colleague sent her a photo appearing to show some power facilities next to the office that were blown up. NBC News heard loud explosions in the morning, and witnessed a big crater apparently left by a rocket in the city’s central Shevchenkivs’kyi district, leaving surrounding buildings battered with shrapnel and windows shattered. Images and videos verified by NBC News showed incinerated cars and a crater near a playground in a city park.
He said he heard an explosion while walking his 10-year-old cocker spaniel, Willy, on the eastern bank of Dnieper River. After hearing more blasts while on the phone with his mother in the western Lviv region that was also hit, he said he rushed home. About an hour later, she witnessed an explosion at a business center in central Kyiv, just a third of a mile away.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikesRussia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings. Ukraine's Emergency Service said a total of at least 11 people were killed and 64 were wounded in the morning attacks across Ukraine — the biggest and broadest since the early days of the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose military invaded neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, said the strikes were in retaliation for what he called Kyiv's “terrorist” actions — a reference to Ukraine's attempts to repel Moscow's invasion forces, including an attack last weekend on a key bridge, prized by the Kremlin, between Russia and the annexed Crimean Peninsula.
Read more »
‘Marvel’s Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur’ Renewed For Season 2 By Disney Branded TelevisionMarvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur has gotten an early Season 2 renewal. Disney Branded Television has ordered a second season of the animated series ahead of its Feb. 10 premiere. The ani…
Read more »
Elon Musk warns probability of nuclear war 'rising rapidly'Musk recently announced a plan that would bring peace to Ukraine, by proposing that the country remains 'neutral' and recognize Crimea as Russian territory.
Read more »
Putin Accuses Ukraine Of ‘Act Of Terrorism’ After Crimea Bridge ExplosionRussian President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukrainian forces planned and carried out an attack on the only bridge linking Russia and Crimea, though Ukraine hasn’t directly taken responsibility for the explosion.
Read more »