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Missile strikes residential building in Kyiv, as countries around the world protest invasion


Missile strikes residential building in Kyiv, as countries around the world protest invasion

Ukraine’s official news agency Ukrinform said the rocket hit 17-18 floors of the building, and evacuation is underway. Firefighters extinguished smoke and fire after the Russian rocket damaged the apartment building in suburban Kyiv.

Miraculously no-one was killed in the attack but highlights the huge danger to civilians caught in the war zone.

According to news agency Nexta, the heavily-damaged building is located on Lobanovsky Avenue, in Kyiv's Solon'Yans'Kyi district.

Kyiv has been under bombardment since Russia's soldiers continued their push to capture the capital city.

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