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| Explosions over Kiev result of Ukrainian intercept - Ukranian official | |
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| Ukrainian officials have claimed Kiev intercepted a rocket as sounds of explosions have been reported across the city | |
| There have been reports of multiple loud blasts heard in the Ukrainian capital city, Kiev. Footage has emerged on social media purporting to show Ukranian forces intercepting a "rocket" over the city. RT cannot independently verify the videos. | |
| A short video that has been widely shared online is claimed to show an intercept by Ukranian air defenses that took place early on Friday. | A short video that has been widely shared online is claimed to show an intercept by Ukranian air defenses that took place early on Friday. |
| An adviser for the Interior Minister of Ukraine, Anton Gerashchenko claimed on Facebook that the sounds of explosions that rang out across the city were caused by the Ukrainian anti-missile defense forces shooting down a “hostile aircraft” | An adviser for the Interior Minister of Ukraine, Anton Gerashchenko claimed on Facebook that the sounds of explosions that rang out across the city were caused by the Ukrainian anti-missile defense forces shooting down a “hostile aircraft” |
| “According to operational information, the enemy aircraft was shot down by the Ukrainian air defense forces,” Gerashchenko wrote, adding that it hit a residential building as it fell. | |
| "There is a 9-floor residential building on fire. From 4th to 9th floor. Rescuers are trying to put it out," Gerashchenko wrote. | |
| The mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klitschko, claimed that three people have been in “serious condition” after debris of a “rocket” hit a house located at Oleksandr Koshytsya St, 7. | |
| There are fears that the building might collapse, Klitschko noted, adding that the house was still engulfed in flames as of Friday morning. | |
| Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, meanwhile, reported that an “unidentified object” struck the building, damaging its outer wall and triggering two seperate fires. A spokesperson for the service told local media that 150 people have been evacuated and five suffered injuries in the incident. | |
| Photographs and footage of the burning residential building appeared on social media , showing firefighters trying to put out the flames. | |
| The incident took place after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in the Donbass on Thursday ostensibly to defend the Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) People’s Republics – which had formally requested Russian military assistance to combat “Ukrainian aggression.” | The incident took place after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in the Donbass on Thursday ostensibly to defend the Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) People’s Republics – which had formally requested Russian military assistance to combat “Ukrainian aggression.” |
| Ukraine, the United States, Canada, NATO, and the European Union have all accused Russia of invading the country and have introduced sanctions targeting Russian industries and government officials. | Ukraine, the United States, Canada, NATO, and the European Union have all accused Russia of invading the country and have introduced sanctions targeting Russian industries and government officials. |