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Kyiv: Russia Carried Out Missile Strike (being updated)

A few explosions were heard in the area of a shopping centre in the Podil district.

The Russian military has carried out another missile strike on Kyiv, as reported by NV.ua. According to initial reports, an air-defence system shot down a missile in the north-west of the city. Witnesses report a fire.

At the same time, according to the information by the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klychko, the explosions were heard in the Podil district of Kyiv, in the area of a shopping centre. At the moment, rescuers are working on the site.

Updated 21 March 00.05. According to the preliminary data, one person was killed, the mayor reports.

Updated 01.08. As a result of the shelling, the shopping centre and cars in the car park caught fire, as reported by the State Emergency Service. It’s being extinguished by the rescue workers. 

March 21, 00:05. According to preliminary information, one person died due to the strike, the mayor said.

March 21, 07:43. Updated: Four person were killed and one was injured.

Earlier, there was a fire in the Ukrainian capital as a result of shell fragments hitting a multi-storey residential building.

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