Ukraine War Escalation: Explosions Rock Multiple Ukrainian Cities Including Kyiv In Missile Strikes
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▶ Explosions rock central Kyiv in apparent missile strikes
▶ Putin accuses Ukraine of 'terrorism' in Crimea bridge explosion
▶ The escalation of hostilities set a new milestone in the war
Two explosions struck Kyiv, Ukraine, early Monday after months of relative calm in the capital of the eastern European nation. Missile strikes appeared to cause the explosions in Kyiv. Explosions were also heard in other cities, including Liviv and Dnipro. In Lviv, energy infrastructure was hit, Regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitchko said explosions occurred in the city’s Shevchenko district, which is a large area in the center of the city that includes the historic old town and several government offices. The spokesperson for Emergency Service in Kyiv said people were killed and wounded, and that rescuers are currently working in different areas. It is unclear how many casualties resulted from the explosions. Lesia Vasylenko, a member of Ukraine's parliament, shared a photo on Twitter revealing that at least one explosion happened near the main building of the Kyiv National University in central Kyiv. The last attack on Kyiv was in June, when missiles hit an apartment building, killing one person and wounding six others. Recent fighting amid the country's war with Russia has centered on the regions just north of Crimea, which includes Zaporizhzhia, where six missiles were launched overnight Saturday from Russian-occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukraine of committing terrorism after a truck exploded in the middle of the bridge connecting Crimea and Russia Saturday, killing three people. The explosion ignited seven fuel tanks of a train also traveling on the Kerch Bridge. Two of the victims, a man and a woman, were pulled from the water below, Russia said. "There's no doubt it was a terrorist act directed at the destruction of critically important civilian infrastructure of the Russian Federation," Putin said during a meeting with the chairman of Russia's Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin. "And the authors, perpetrators, and those who ordered it are the special services of Ukraine." Bastrykin said Ukrainian special services and citizens of Russia and other countries took part in the attack. He said a criminal investigation had been launched into an act of terror. The bridge, which Putin personally opened in May 2018 by driving a truck across it as a symbol of Moscow's claims on Crimea, holds important strategic value to Russia in its faltering war in Ukraine. No one has claimed responsibility for damaging the 12-mile bridge, the longest in Europe. Road and rail traffic on the bridge were temporarily halted, damaging a vital supply route for the Kremlin's forces
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