Russian forces launched a missile strike against Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city, in the early morning hours of Thursday, according to Tymur Tkachenko, the official leading the capital’s military administration, who announced the attack via the Telegram messaging app.
A Reuters reporter on the ground in Kyiv confirmed hearing explosions, and air raid sirens and alerts were activated across the majority of Ukrainian territory in response to the assault.
The latest attack follows a devastating strike earlier this week, on Monday, in which Russia targeted a monastery estimated to be 1,000 years old — a site considered a cornerstone of Ukraine’s spiritual and cultural identity. That attack left 10 people dead across the country and left the ancient landmark heavily damaged.
