The explosions were heard by AP journalists and appeared to be the result of missile strikes.
A firefighter looks at part of a wall falling from a building that was heavily damaged after the Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia.Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitchko reported explosions in the city’s Shevchenko district, a large area in the center of Kyiv that includes the historic old town as well as several government offices.Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of the Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services.
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