8 July 2024 at 10:05 news’s reporter ended up right next to a rocket attack in Kyiv news’s reporting team Jan Espen Kruse and photographer Lokman Ghorbani came very close to a rocket attack in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday morning. Ukrainian authorities asked people in the area to seek cover for the Russian attack. Kruse and Ghorbani also received that message. – The alarm went off and I sought cover in a nearby metro station. Afterwards I heard several explosions nearby, Kruse says. It is uncertain what the target of the attack was, but Kruse reports three to four explosions. – The explosions were colossal. People are shocked, and some are physically injured, says Kruse. At least five are to be killed in attacks against Kyiv on Monday, according to local authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia used at least 40 rockets in the attack, writes NTB. Russian attacks in the middle of the day in Kyiv are unusual, adds Kruse.
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