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Ukraine is increasingly in the whirlwind of an endless war. In the aftermath of the explosion that damaged the Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait, Russia takes revenge by bombing kyiv and causing deaths and injuries.

At least four explosions hit the center of the Ukrainian capital this morning, according to the Kyiv Independent in a tweet. The explosions occurred around 8:15 a.m. local time (7:15 a.m. in Italy). The anti-aircraft sirens sounded several tens of minutes before the detonations. Videos posted on social networks show a few large columns of black smoke in different parts of the city. Many ambulances headed downtown to the site of the blasts. The last Russian attack on kyiv dates back to June 26.

Photo Ansa / Twitter Emine Dzheppar

“On the morning of October 10, there were at least 2 explosions in the center of the capital, causing deaths and injuries,” reports Ukraine Pravda quoting its correspondents and the spokesman of the state emergency service. . “Several explosions in the Shevchenkiv district, in the center of the capital. All services are in place,” Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko told Telegram. “Cars are burning and house windows are smashed. There are dead,” Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko wrote in a tweet, adding that a missile fell “right in the center of the city.” According to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser, Anton Gerashchenko, a Russian rocket exploded in kyiv near the monument to Grushevsky. On Telegram he posted photos of the attack.

Subway shelters

All the underground stations of the kyiv metro become shelters again, as in the first weeks of the war, and the movement of trains on the red line is stopped. Kyiv Region Governor Oleksiy Kuleba provided an update on the situation with a message on social media: “The air attack continues, I ask everyone to stay calm and stay in shelters. Air defense operates in the area. The air alert is still in progress. Let’s hold on,” reports the Guardian.

In the kyiv metro used as an air-raid shelter. Photo Ansa / Twitter Oleksiy Goncharenko

Attacks in Western Ukraine

Explosions also occurred in other cities in Ukraine. Particularly in the west of the country. In Zhytomyr, Khmelnitsky, Ternopil and Lviv. But also in Dnipro (in the East). Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi urged citizens to descend into the shelters. Vitaliy Kim, governor of Mykolaiv (southern city), said his region is experiencing a second wave of rocket launches.

Children among the victims

Zaporizhzhia also shelled. At least one civilian died and 5 others were injured in the Russian missile attack that hit an apartment building in the city overnight. City Council Secretary Anatoly Kurtev reported on Telegram, as reported by the Guardian. “Last night, Russian terrorists again killed a civilian. At six o’clock in the morning, the balance sheet is one dead. Five other people were injured. Among the injured is a child who suffered cuts from glass fragments,” Kurtev wrote. Yesterday October 9, Russian missiles had destroyed another building: at least 13 victims including children.

Photo Ansa / American Police of kyiv