Explosions Rock Kyiv Amidst NATO Summit in Turkey
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- Kyiv experienced a series of explosions early Wednesday, including a large blast before air raid sirens sounded.
- Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported missile strikes hitting warehouses and a non-residential building.
- This follows Monday's strikes that killed 30 people, as President Zelensky urges NATO for more air defense support.
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Russia continues its barrage of attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, while NATO leaders are meeting for a summit. This comes after recent strikes killed 30 people.
A series of explosions rocked Kyiv early on Wednesday as Russia keeps up its barrage of attacks on the Ukrainian capital while Nato leaders meet for a summit in Turkey.
A first large blast was heard even before the city’s air alert sirens sounded, followed by four more, Agence France-Presse journalists in the city said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said warehouses were on fire in one district because of a missile strike, and in another a “non-residential building” was ablaze.
“The enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic missiles. Stay in shelters!” Klitschko wrote on social media.
The latest onslaught comes after Russian strikes – including multiple missile hits on Kyiv – killed 30 people in Ukraine on Monday.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, in Ankara for the Nato summit, on Tuesday urged Ukraine’s backers to step up help for the country’s air defences as it struggles with shortages of crucial interceptors to shoot down Russian missiles.
Offene Fragen
- Will NATO increase air defense support for Ukraine?
- What is the extent of the damage in Kyiv?
