Strong explosions have been heard in the capital of Ukraine on Thursday
#BREAKING NEW FOOTAGE: At least four explosions have just been reported in Kyiv, in the city centre and near a metro station.#RussiaUkraine #RussianUkrainianWar #Zelensky #StandingWithUkraine #Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv #Kiev #Kharkov #Kharkiv #explosion #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/5oAOXKdEBH
— TICKER NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) March 3, 2022
At least four explosions have been reported in Ukraine’s capital city, where it is in the early hours of Thursday.
Two powerful blasts reportedly went off in the city centre, followed by two more near a metro station.
Air raid sirens have been heard wailing.
The Twitter account of OSINTtechnical, which shares open source intelligence, released a video of one explosion.
One of the strikes in Kyiv tonight pic.twitter.com/Fxaxb4dlzf
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 3, 2022
As a CBS international reporter was coming off air, the blasts we’re captured.
Biggest blasts we've ever seen, just as we were coming off air tonight in #Kyiv #cbsnews @charliecbs @cbsnews pic.twitter.com/leIfTrdnXx
— Justine Redman (@redmanjustine) March 3, 2022
This follows a Russian rocket, allegedly targeting the Ministry of Defense, was shot down by an air defence system, and its wreckage fell near Kyiv’s main train station.
#BREAKING An explosion rocked Kyiv, Ukrainian media reporting debris from a Russian rockets fell near Kyiv’s main train station.#BreakingNews #Kyiv #RussiaUkraine #RussianUkrainianWar #Zelensky #StandingWithUkraine #Ukraine #Russia #Odessa #Kharkov #Kharkiv pic.twitter.com/ppvTxuWbDe
— TICKER NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) March 2, 2022
Ukrainian media reports that a large heating main was torn apart near the railway station in Kyiv, which could leave areas in the capital without heating.
On Twitter, Journalist, Bill Froehlich, said Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office informed The Associated Press that it was a missile strike.
(AP) KYIV — Ukrainian officials report a powerful explosion in central Kyiv, an area near Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
— Bill Froehlich (@billfroehlich) March 2, 2022
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that it was a missile strike.
The number of casualties from the blast is not yet known.
For the past few days, videos of the Kyiv railway station are spreading on social networks.
The state railway company says thousands of women and children are attempting to flee the conflict.
Savannah Pocock contributed to this report
