Russia on Monday launched a missile attack in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and several other cities a day after it blamed Ukraine’s special forces for explosions that damaged the Kerch Bridge that connects Crimea to Russia.
Missiles hit several areas of the capital in Ukraine as Russia bombed the city. Along with Kyiv, many other key cities across Ukraine including Lviv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro also reported explosions caused by missile strikes.
What Is Happening In Kyiv And Other Cities BBC reported Ukrainian Air Force (UAF) spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat as saying that Russia has so far fired at least 83 missiles, some of which were shot down. The attack, touted as the worst since the war began, is still going on. Ihnat added how the Russians launched missiles from the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
The missiles included Iskander, Kh-101, and Kalibr. On Sunday, Russian authorities attacked Zaporizhzhia with a missile strike that reportedly killed at least 13 people. The missiles also struck the towns of Marhanets, Myrove and Chervonohryhorivka that come closer to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The power plant is the biggest in Europe.
After Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed his communication with the German chancellor Olaf Scholz, a Russian missile hit a building in Kyiv that houses the German consulate.
Explosion Of The Kerch Bridge In Crimea The Kerch Bridge (also known as the Kerch Strait Bridge) was rocked by a truck explosion on Saturday, that killed three people and partly damaged sections of the bridge. The Kerch is a vital bridge that connected annexed Crimea with mainland Russia. The parallel bridges were constructed by the Russians after annexing Crimea from Ukraine back in 2014. The 19-kilometre bridge was opened in 2018, making it the longest in Europe. The bridge, hailed by Russian media as the “construction of the century”, has been a crucial connector for Russia to supply ammunition and send military equipment and troops to southern Ukraine, including the annexed territory of Crimea as well. With the bridge playing a vital role in Russia’s overall blueprint for the military invasion, many Ukrainian authorities have vowed to retake the Kerch peninsula of Crimea, making the Russian bridge a top target.
