The bombings in Kyiv. According to the agency, the Russian network Nexta, a Russian blow hit a communications-television tower.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry also confirmed the bombing of the tower while talking about the interruption of the broadcasts of some TV channels, according to the French Agency.
#BREAKING Russian air strike hits Kyiv’s main TV tower, knocking out some state broadcasts: Ukraine interior ministry pic.twitter.com/eq5m6Du70U
– AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 1, 2022
One more video from #Kyiv pic.twitter.com/nxci2DaCy9
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 1, 2022
#Ukraine ????????: another angle of the Russian attack on the #Kyiv TV tower area. Damage is being reported to the tower, hindering Ukrainian media in broadcasting to the public. pic.twitter.com/RQIp6Prf7f
– Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) March 1, 2022
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry issued a warning to citizens of Kievwith which he announced that he was going to hit targets in the Ukrainian capital.
As broadcast by BBCin a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, Russian officials reported that their forces were preparing to launch “high-precision strikes” against “technology centers of the Ukrainian Security Service and the 72nd main PsyOps center in Kyiv”.
“We urge Ukrainian citizens who are being used by nationalists to carry out provocations against Russia, as well as residents of Kiev who live near broadcast stations, to leave their homes,” the statement added.
Officials claimed the strikes were carried out to “prevent information attacks against Russia “.
Residents of Kiev ran in panic to the docks of the city’s main train station in order to leave the city immediately.
Unbearable scenes at Kyiv central station. Old people, kids, disabled people, pets, this train is already packed full. People fear it could be the last chance to flee. pic.twitter.com/pOc5tx1kCH
– Shaun Walker (@ shaunwalker7) March 1, 2022
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