Stunning Images Out of Ukraine Show Scale of Destruction From Massive Russian Missile Attack that Killed Dozens
Images out of Ukraine on Friday morning showed the scale of destruction from a massive Russian missile and drone attack on the country, which targeted civilian infrastructure and left at least 26 people dead.
CNN’s Helena Lins reported from Kyiv early in the morning, saying, “The explosions, we could hear them in the morning, early hours in the morning. It was a loud morning here in Kyiv.”
“And right now we are in this central area of the city where, as you can see, this building, business building has been hit. It was not being used. So but there’s still some damage,” she continued, adding:
When we arrived here, there were, you know, parts of it on the road as well as a lot of shattered windows. And this was, as you were saying, a massive attack. You know, Volodymyr Zelensky says that more than 100 missiles were launched, around more than 80 cruise missiles were shot down, 20 drones as well. But still, there were some damages in the city. So these eight cruise missiles that I’m talking about and 20 drones were shot down around the country.
But here in Kiev, there is this building. There’s also a warehouse that caught fire. And from the other side of the street, metro station was also damaged. As you know, a lot of these metro stations are used as shelters. So this one was damaged. The main entrance is still closed. The teams are now working on cleaning the streets and repairing the damages. The metro station in Kiev is working. People can access these metro station from another entrance, but still these look, Janowski Metro Station was also one of the parts of the city that there was some damage. And as you were saying, this was a massive attack. So not only in Kiev but also in other parts of the country. As for Kharkiv, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odessa to Dnipro. All of these cities have also registered explosions.
And Lviv, a city in the west, which is not so common to be hit. Also, registered explosions and damages in this city. A lot of people from the east take shelter. So this was an attack to the entire country. And unfortunately, there’s at least more than ten, ten people dead already. And as you were saying, the prime minister of the country already said this was one of the biggest attacks in Ukraine, a massive attack that hit not only metro stations, business buildings, but also reportedly hospitals, schools and residential areas.
Ukrainian President Zelensky also posted a tweet sharing images of the destruction. He wrote that Russia had attacked “a maternity ward, educational facilities, a shopping mall, multi-story residential buildings and private homes, a commercial storage, and a parking lot. Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and other cities.”
Watch the full clip above via CNN.
