The words of the host, located near Independence Square in the center of Kiev, suddenly interrupted the arrivals.
Ukrainian media report new explosions in Lvov, Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk.
According to local Ukrainian publics, in Dnepropetrovsk, one of the shells hit the factory building, where military equipment could be located.
There are explosions in Kharkov, much of the city is without power
Ukrainian publics at 9.55 give the following summary of hits:
▪️ Rovne region: explosions
▪️ Lvov region: explosions
▪️ Ternopol region: explosions
▪️ Khmelnitsky region: explosions
▪️ Dnepropetrovsk region: explosions
▪️ Zhytomyr region: explosions
▪️ Kiev region: explosions
▪️ Poltava region: explosions
▪️ Kiev city: explosions
▪️ Kharkov region: explosions
▪️ Nikolaev region: explosions
Approximately an hour after the start of strikes on facilities and infrastructure, the leader of Ukraine posted on Telegram, and called on the people of Ukraine not to leave their shelters and take care of themselves. Zelensky said that there were casualties and dead as a result of the hits, and also posted footage of the results of the morning shelling.
«The air raid warning roars throughout Ukraine. There are missile hits. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded <…> Hold on and be strong,» the Ukrainian president wrote in his account.