Russia fires rockets on Kyiv in uncommon daytime attack

A authorities professional analyzes fragments of a downed rocket after Russia fired a barrage at Kyiv for the 2nd time in 24 hours. KYIV, Ukraine: Russia fired a barrage of rockets at Kyiv on Monday sendingout worried citizens running for shelter in an uncommon daytime attack on the Ukrainian capital following overnight strikes. A series of surges sounded out in Kyiv on Monday as Russia targeted the city for the 2nd time in 24 hours. AFP reporters heard at least 10 surges from around 11.10am regional time (3pm in Thailand) in Kyiv, beginning simply a coupleof minutes after an air raid caution sounded. Authorities stated Ukrainian air defences had downed every Russian rocket released versus the Kyiv area. “A overall of 11 rockets were fired: ‘Iskander-M’ and ‘Iskander-K’ from a northern instructions,” Ukraine’s armed forces chief Valery Zaluzhny stated. “All the targets were damaged by air defences,” he included. Sergiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s city administration, stated that Russians struck in the earlymorning when “most citizens were at work and on the streets”. “The Russians are plainly showing that they are intending to damage the civilian population,” he stated on Telegram. “Debris was taped falling in various parts of the city,” Popko stated, including that info on casualties was presently being clarified. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated earlier in the day one individual hadactually been hospitalised. – Heavy barrage triggers panic – People ran to take shelter in a city station in main Kyiv as volleys of loud surges were heard, AFP reporters stated. Many citizens hadactually endedupbeing utilized to disregarding air raid sirens however the heavy barrage triggered a stressed response. Down on the platform of the Khreshchatyk city station, individuals stood and sat on actions monitoring their mobile phon
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