Explosions rock central Kyiv in apparent missile strikes

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Source: Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital.

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitchko reported explosions in the city’s Shevchenko district, a large area in the center of Kyiv that includes the historic old town as well as several government offices.

Lesia Vasylenko, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, posted a photo on Twitter showing that at least one explosion occurred near the main building of the Kyiv National University in central Kyiv.

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Putin, the real terrorist is at it again. Striking civilian targets.

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Lviv in western Ukraine attacked too

It's becoming clearer this morning that Russia appears to have attacked cities around Ukraine, as well as its capital Kyiv.

So far we've had reports of attacks on Dnipro in the centre of the country, Zaporizhizia in the south and now Lviv, in west of Ukraine .

The regional governor of Lviv has confirmed on Telegram that the city near the border with Poland was hit this morning.

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[irisblue]

2. Images from the Twitter acct of The Kyiv Independent

Source@KyivIndependent

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8. Russia is a terrorist state

they are hitting schools and children's playgrounds. Putin is a terrorist for ordering these hits. And terrorists are always cowards.

[irisblue]

3. Images from the Twitter acct of UkraineNews

@Ukraine66251776

Apparently this account does not care for the BBC correspondents

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[Tomconroy]

4. Ukraine News is a rashist propaganda site.

[irisblue]

5. Thank you for telling me. I will not use them again here

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6. They also refuse to spell Kyiv

the Ukrainian way, instead spelling it Kiev. That's one hint they are likely not pro-Ukrainian. Not always, but likely.

[KPN]

7. Putin is a threat to mankind.

[Xipe Totec]

9. Escalate to deescalate. Here we go again. nt

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10. The Kerch bridge, per the

Geneva Convention, is a legitimate military target. The civilians who have been killed or maimed this morning, are not. There is a huge difference here and Ukraine escalated nothing by attacking the bridge. Ukraine has every right to stop an invaders military equipment from entering it's sovereign territory, regardless if Putin tries to "annex" the land or not. Putin has no moral or legal grounds to stand on here. It is Russia and Putin who started this war and are escalating it to dangerous levels.

[Xipe Totec]

15. Perhaps I wasn't clear.

Putin attacked Kyiv. That's the escalation, not the attack on the bridge.
In classic Russian fashion, there's an attack before offering to negotiate.

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16. Gotcha, but I doubt the Ukrainians are in any

mood to negotiate with terrorists who target civilians.

[Xipe Totec]

17. Agreed. I'm only talking about the Russian actions, not the response. nt

[AllyCat]

11. Orcs out of Ukraine now!

Must not write when I am this tired. Good catch.

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12. Out of where?

[AllyCat]

13. Oh jeez. Good catch

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14. It happens to the best!!

[EarthFirst]

18. Reports that the attacks came from inside Belarus...

Various accounts that as many as 48 drone strikes were initiated from across the border in Belarus.

[sinkingfeeling]

19. Crying. I've walked the streets around the university,

took pictures and shopped in Shevchenko, and just
loved beautiful Lviv.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. Can't imagine your pain. I'm heavy hearted every day without that personal connection.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. Terrorist state. Absolute butchery against civilians and their cities/ towns.

[Warpy]

22. Well, you know those vicious bastards running this war

wouldn't let the bombing of their main supply route to Crimea go unpunished, never mind they don't really know who did it. It could have been disgusted Russian soldiers who want this war over as well as Ukrainians.

It's only going to piss the Ukrainians off even more, not a great idea Vlad.

[maxsolomon]

23. All the Russian bombers can do

is fly over Russia & Belorussia and lob cruise missiles randomly at population centers. They've never established air superiority.

War crimes from start to finish.

[Bayard]

24. Tell me again why Ukraine can't bomb Russia?

[lapfog_1]

25. I was just thinking that maybe Ukraine can get some long range missiles from Pakistan

lets see how the Russians like to have their cities bombed

[womanofthehills]

26. Biden warns risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' is highest since Cuban Missile Crisis

The president said it was the first time since 1962 that there has been a “direct threat” of nuclear weapons’ being used, as Russian President Vladimir Putin's military struggles in Ukraine. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-warns-risk-nuclear-armageddon-highest-cuban-missile-crisis-rcna51146

[intrepidity]

27. This is just such bullshit

If the west won't take overt military action, then at least dial up the sanctions to max and make Russia feel like the pariah it is.

How Russia can justify this is mind boggling. Yet cries like a baby when one of their precious bridges is targeted.

The history books--assuming we survive this--will not be kind about this era.