Kiev sinks into fear again, Russian missiles in parks and crosswalks: dead and wounded

“My hands are shaking. I saw a missile flying high above me “is contained in these words, spoken by a Ukrainian girl who was walking through the streets of Kiev, the terror that all residents of the Ukrainian capital experienced in these hours after the long missile bombardment unleashed by the Russians in the city.

A frozen rain for many Ukrainians who, after the Russian invasion also from the north in February, were trying to regain a glimpse of normal summer life, despite the ongoing war in the south of the country.

In the end the ukrainian capital had not been hit for months despite the occasional anti-aircraft warning sirens sounding during this time. This time, however, missiles fired by Russia deliberately hit Ukraine’s heartland in what appears to be a direct response to the Crimean bridge explosion.

According to Ukrainian MP Roman Hryshchuk, even the one who played on Monday morning it was the longest air warning since the war in Ukraine: it lasted more than six hours and ended only at 12:25 pm local time.

Footage from video surveillance cameras and videos taken with cell phones invaded social media, showing panicked citizens fleeing as missiles crash into pedestrian crossings such as the Klitschko bridge, public parks close to universities and offices, but also playgrounds often frequented by children.

Indeed, from the early hours of the morning, everyone in and around Kiev had to hurry to get to the bomb shelters, often installed in the subway, which had not been this crowded in months. In the center of the capital and the circulation of trains on the red line was in fact suspended and the underground stations of the Kiev metro were used as shelters.

A fear to which many responded by exorcising it with National songs and patriotic anthems like the ones that resounded this morning on the networks representing a poignant moment. “People’s resilience will grow because Ukraine just wants to live,” Ukrainian lawmaker Lesia Vasylenko said after the air alert ended, posting pictures of people on the streets.

Russian missiles also hit the building housing the visa office. German Consulate in Kiev which, however, is not in operation while another has landed a few hundred meters from theromanian embassy in the Ukrainian capital.

According to the Kremlin, the objectives of the attacks in Ukraine “have been achieved”. The Russian Defense Ministry, quoted by Tass. He said Ukrainian military commands, communication centers and power plants would be targets. “All sites were hit,” he added.

put on he added that “if attempts at terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation continue, the response will be harsh and proportionate to the level of threats”.

According to Ukrainian authorities, the death toll in missile attacks in Ukraine today is at least 10 dead and more than sixty injured all over the country.