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Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv, witnessed multiple explosions and what government officials called “horrific rocket strikes” early on Friday as Russian forces continued to press deeper into the country in an attempt to capture the city, home to nearly 3 million people.
Firefighters work at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian … [+]
Key Facts
According to Forbes Ukraine, explosions were heard throughout Kyiv early on Friday morning.
Ukraine’s Deputy Interior Minister claimed that one of the major explosions heard over the city—videos of which were circulating on social media—was the result of a Ukrainian air defense system shooting down a Russian missile out of the sky.
Interior ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko in a separate statement said Kyiv had been hit by Russia “cruise or ballistic missiles,” on Friday and shared several photos of residential buildings on fire.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reiterated these claims of “horrific Russian rocket strikes on Kyiv” in a tweet and compared the situation to the 1941 invasion of the country by Nazi Germany.
Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a … [+]
Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a … [+]
Natali Sevriukova reacts next to her house following a rocket attack the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, … [+]
A police officer stands guard at a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the … [+]
A woman walks away from a damaged residential building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of the Ukrainian … [+]
A car drives past the remains of a rocket in a residential area in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/02/25/photos-show-devastating-impact-of-rocket-strikes-and-shelling-on-kyiv/