After the attack on the bridge in the Crimea , the anger of Moscow rises and returns to bomb Kiev and all of Ukraine.
Several strong explosions hit the center of the capital . "The cars are burning and the windows of the houses have been shattered. They are dead," Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko wrote in a tweet.
"One of the missiles fell near the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky," says Russian state agency Ria Novosti. "The air attack continues, I ask everyone to remain calm and stay in shelters. The air defense operates in the region. The air alert is still ongoing . Let's hold on", the words of the governor of the Kiev region Oleksiy Kuleba .
All underground stations of the Kiev metro have been used as shelters .
Explosions also in Zhytomyr (west), Khmelnitsky (west), Dnipro (east), Ternopil (west) and Lviv (west). More missiles in the night also in the center of Zaporizhzhia . In total, Russian forces fired over 83 missiles and used 17 Iranian drones this morning
A very harsh reaction from Moscow after the attack on the strategic bridge connecting Russia to the annexed peninsula in 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the Russian response will be "tough" if Kiev continues to "carry out terrorist attacks on Russian territory". In the last few hours, the Kremlin number one has raised his tone by publicly accusing Kiev: the explosion on the bridge was, he said, the work of the "special services of Ukraine", which committed "an act of terrorism" against "an Russia's critical civil infrastructure ". After that attack, the Russian president said, "Ukraine is on an equal footing with international terrorist organizations".
And today's attacks are just the beginning, says the vice president of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev: " The first attack has arrived, there will be others, from my point of view the goal must be the total dismantling of the regime. politician in Ukraine ".
Brutal attacks, says Joe Biden , strongly condemning the Russian raids: "They killed and injured civilians and destroyed targets without military purpose and once again show the sheer brutality of Putin's illegal war on the Ukrainian people ."
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The day by the hour:
Biden: "Brutal attacks"
"The United States strongly condemns Russia's missile attacks in Ukraine today. These attacks have killed and injured civilians and destroyed non-military targets and once again show the sheer brutality of Putin's illegal war on the Ukrainian people." The American president, Joe Biden, says this in a note. "These attacks only further strengthen our commitment to be with the Ukrainian people for as long as necessary," he stressed.
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Blinken: "We will continue to support Ukraine"
"I just spoke to Minister Kuleba to reiterate American support for Ukraine following the horrific Kremlin attacks this morning. We will continue to provide economic, humanitarian and security assistance so that Ukraine can defend itself and take care of its people. ". US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweets it.
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"In Kiev destroyed infrastructure, areas without electricity"
Eleven important infrastructures in eight Ukrainian regions and in Kiev were damaged, part of the regions are without electricity, all services are trying to restore infrastructure. Suspilne reports this, quoting the spokeswoman for the Ukrainian national police Maryana Reva.
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Medvedev: "Today's attacks are just the beginning"
Today's attacks in Ukraine are only a "first episode" of retaliation: this was stated by the vice president of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, calling for the "total dismantling" of Ukrainian political power. "The first attack was launched, there will be others," he wrote on Telegram, after a meeting of the Council under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin. "From my point of view, (the goal) must be the total dismantling of the political regime in Ukraine," he said.
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NATO condemns Moscow attacks: "With Kiev as long as it's needed "
“I spoke to Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba who condemned Russia's horrific and indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. NATO will continue to support the courageous Ukrainian people in the fight against the aggression of the Kremlin for as long as necessary ", writes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a tweet.
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Lukashenko announces joint troops with Russia
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko accuses Ukraine of wanting to prepare an attack on Belarus and announces that Minsk will deploy its troops along with Russian ones "in the region".
"The leaders of NATO and some European countries are evaluating options to attack Belarus, even with a nuclear weapon," Lukashenko said to justify the move.
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The US embassy invites Americans to leave the country
"Russia has launched attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure and government facilities in Kiev and elsewhere. Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine pose a direct threat to civilians and civilian infrastructure. The US Embassy urges citizens Americans to take refuge there and leave Ukraine now, using the privately available ground transport options if this is possible in safe conditions ". The US embassy in Kiev writes in a tweet, inviting its citizens to visit the State Department's crisis management website.
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Kadyrov: "We warned you Zelensky, now run away"
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he was absolutely satisfied with the conduct of the so-called Russian “special operation” in Ukraine: Tass reports. Previously, Kadyrov had harshly criticized Moscow's high command. "I am now one hundred percent satisfied with the way the special military operation is conducting," he wrote today on his Telegram channel: "We warned you, Zelensky, that Russia had not started yet. Stop complaining like a scum. Better run away before you get hit. Run. Run, Zelensky, run away without looking at the West. "
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Russian missiles through our airspace
Moldova said Russian missiles that hit Ukraine crossed its airspace.
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Metsola: "Nauseating raids in Kiev, Ukraine will win"
"What is happening now in Kiev is sickening. Show the world, once again, the regime we face: a regime that targets indiscriminately. A regime that rains terror and death on children. This is criminal. They will be criminal. called to answer. Ukraine will win. Europe will not look away ". The president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola wrote it on Twitter commenting on the wave of raids that hit the Ukrainian capital and the rest of the country.
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10 am - Also hit a playground
The central streets of Kiev are closed to traffic, trains on all subway lines have been suspended following the Russian attack with missiles on the capital. A children's playground was also hit, videos posted on the web show a crater near the swings. The missiles hit the Shevchenkiv and Solomyan districts. Ukrainian media reports.
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Bombs in Kiev, Zelensky: "The Russians are trying to wipe us out"
"They are trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth. Destroy our people sleeping at home in Zaporizhzhia. Kill the people who go to work in Dnipro and Kiev. The air alarm does not go down all over Ukraine. There. they are hitting missiles. Unfortunately there are dead and wounded. Please do not leave the shelters. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Let's hold on and grow strong. " Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media.
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At least one dead and five injured in Zaporizhzhia
At least one civilian died and five others were wounded in last night's Russian missile attack that hit an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia: the secretary of the city council, Anatoly Kurtev, reported on Telegram, as reported by the Guardian. "Tonight, the Russian terrorists once again took the life of a civilian. At six in the morning the death toll is one. Five other people were injured. Among the wounded is a child who received cuts from glass fragments, "wrote Kurtev. The attack took place just before 3:00 local time (2:00 in Italy) and the search for any other victims or survivors continues in these hours.
(Unioneonline)