Ukrainian officials said Friday that Russia has attacked civilian targets including Kyiv as its invasion enters its second day and troops advance on the populated capital city, reported news agency UPI.
President Volodymyr Zelensky told his people in an early morning address that Russia resumed launching missiles at about 4 a.m. and has been targeting civilian areas despite the Kremlin’s claims to the contrary.
“They say that civilian objects are not a target for them. This is a lie. In fact, they do not distinguish in which areas to operate,” he said. “The military and civilians are equally under Russian attack.”
He said the explosions over Kyiv are reminiscent of attacks on the capital during World War II.
Ukraine’s air defense forces were protecting their skies, he said, as “enemy aircraft operate treacherously over residential areas.”
Hanna Malyar, Ukraine’s deputy minister of defense, posted a video of a residential building on fire in Kyiv, stating missile strikes are occurring across the city.
“The first days are the hardest because right now the enemy will either feel the advantage or be broken physically and mentally,” she said. “Russian military have already felt the power of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But it’s important that the resistance is done by all.”
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