Russo-Ukraine War News Latest Updates: Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said at least one person was killed after shelling at residential houses and a shopping district in Kyiv’s Podil district.
In Kyiv, residential houses and a shopping center were shelled. (Photo: Twitter/@nexta_tv)
Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said at least one person was killed in shelling at residential homes and a shopping district in Kyiv’s Podil district late Sunday.
“According to the information we have at the moment, several houses and a shopping center [were hit]Klitschko said on his Telegram channel.
Video of a shell hitting a shopping center. The explosion was incredibly strong, the wave blew out windows in neighboring houses. pic.twitter.com/Qe5ztF1vLc
— next (@nexta_tv) 20 March 2022
He said rescue teams are setting the shopping center on fire, while other details are yet to be confirmed.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands, displaced more than three million and raised fears of widespread conflict between Russia and the United States.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says the “special military operation”, which began on February 24, aims to disarm Ukraine and root out dangerous nationalists.
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