At least eight people were killed and 24 others wounded in the first Russian bombardment of kyiv recorded this morning, Rostislav Smirnov, chief adviser to the Interior Ministry, was quoted as saying by the Ukrinform news agency.
“Eight people died and 24 were injured as a result of shelling in the Shevchenkiv district. A fire broke out in six cars and more than 15 cars were damaged,” according to the balance sheet disclosed by Smirnov.
Later, a second round of explosions was heard in kyiv, around 09:16 local time (06:16 GMT), although so far there is no information on victims of that second bombing.
