A series of strong explosions rocked Kyiv overnight into Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that intelligence data showed Russia was planning a massive overnight strike.
Damage and Casualties
Kyiv officials said Russia was launching ballistic missiles and drones at Ukraine, which damaged and set fire to residential buildings, killing at least one person. At least eleven wounded people had been hospitalized following the attacks, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Rescuers were rushing to the scene of a destroyed nine-story building where people were trapped inside, Klitschko said. Earlier, he said medical workers had been wounded after an ambulance substation was struck.
Warning of Attack
On Wednesday, Zelensky asked residents to be especially careful and to heed air-raid sirens, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been preparing a massive strike against Ukraine for some time.
Some residents packed into metro stations for shelter, preparing for a long night of sirens, which began sounding around 8 p.m. local time.
Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.
