Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitchko said there were people wounded and killed in several locations in the city after a series of missile strikes
It is feared the strikes are a possible retaliation for the bomb attack on the only bridge linking Russia and Crimea. Putin said the attack was an ‘act of terrorism’ and was due to meet with his security chiefs today to plan their retaliation.
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea "a terrorist act" masterminded by Ukrainian special services. Footage shared online shows what appears to be a large long-range missile flying over the city moments before the impact. Witnesses described the ordnance as a 'cruise missile.'
Putin blamed Ukrainian special forces for the attack on the bridge. He said the blast was designed to destroy “critically important civilian infrastructure” and labelled it a terrorist incident.
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