[キーウ（キエフ） １０日 ロイター] – Ukrainian capital Kyiv and several cities including Lviv were hit by Russian missiles on the morning of the 10th, damaging buildings and causing civilian casualties. It is believed to be retaliation for the explosion that occurred on the Crimean Bridge, which connects the Crimea Peninsula and mainland Russia, on the 8th.
Explosions were also reported in Ternopil and Zhytomyr in the west, Dnipro and Kremenchuk in the center, Zaporozhye in the south and Kharkiv in the east. There is also information that an explosion was heard near the border in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, which is close to the border with Ukraine.
In Kyiv, a man’s corpse lay amidst several cars on fire at a major intersection as missiles hit the center. Near a children’s playground in the central park, a large hole had opened and smoke was rising from buried missile debris. At least five people were killed and 12 injured, police said. More missile attacks followed, prompting passers-by to take refuge in subway entrances and parking lots.
President Zelensky said on social media, “They are trying to destroy us and erase us from the face of the earth.” There are deaths and injuries,” he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukrainian intelligence of terrorism over the Crimean Bridge explosion. Among TV commentators, the theory of large-scale retaliation once morest Ukraine is intensifying.