A High-rise building in Kyiv heavily damaged after being hit
High-rise building in Kyiv heavily damaged after being hit
A high-rise apartment block was hit by shelling overnight in Kyiv as fighting raged between Russian attackers and Ukrainian forces, emergency services say. The authorities say the number of victims is being specified and that an evacuation is underway.
Authorities have posted a picture online of the tower block, with a hole covering at least five floors blasted into the side, and rubble strewn across the street below.Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko says that the building was hit by a missile.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned that Moscow would attempt to take Kyiv before dawn. We cannot lose the capital he said in an earlier address.
The Ukrainian president shot a selfie-style video to vow to stay and fight on.I am here. We will not lay down any weapons. We will defend our state, because our weapons are our truth," he declared, denouncing as disinformation claims that he had surrendered or fled.