3 killed, six injured in Russian missile strike

At least three people were killed and six injured in a missile strike launched by Russia in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, CNN reported. The infrastructure facility in Kyiv was hit in the afternoon, according to the mayor of the city. “One of the infrastructure facilities of the capital was hit,” Vitalii Klitschko said on Telegram, warning residents to stay in air raid shelters, reported CNN.

An air raid warning was also issued following various missile attacks on Ukraine cities. “There are a lot of missiles. From the south and from the east,” Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv region military administration, said.

In the past few days, there has been an escalation reported in the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine with local officials citing “massive shelling” in towns and villages on the eastern front line of the Donetsk region. After the missile hit Kyiv, water supply has been suspended after shelling in the region, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Following the suspension of water supply, the residents were asked to stock up water supply while experts tried to “return water to the homes of Kyiv residents.”

“Powerful explosions shook area of Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) last night and today. IAEA experts at #ZNPP report a dozen+ blasts from apparent shelling and some site buildings, systems and equipment damaged, but none so far critical for nuclear safety and security,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a tweet.

Besides suspension of water supply there has also been power outage in several cities including Kyiv and neighbouring Moldova after the Russian attack.

Russia started its “military operation” on February 24 in Ukraine and since that, both countries have lost thousands of lives and properties.