Massive explosions have rocked Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, in what appears to be the result of missile strikes.
The attack happened on Monday morning following months of relative calm in Kyiv. It is said to be the most intense in the city since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Explosions have also been heard in other cities like Lviv, Ternopil, Dnipro, Zhytomyr, and Zaporizhzhia.
According to Reuters, one of Kyiv’s busiest road junctions was affected by the explosion while cars and buildings were destroyed in parts of the city.
The attack comes days after Russian president Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of attacking the only bridge linking Russia and annexed Crimea.
“This was devised, carried out and ordered by the Ukrainian special services,” Putin had said.
Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s defence minister, in a tweet on Monday, said his country’s “courage will never be destroyed by terrorist’s missiles, even when they hit the heart of our capital”.
