Firefighters work at a site of a sports complex of a university damaged during a Russian missile strike, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 2, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Loud explosions rocked Ukraine's capital Kyiv early on Monday as Russia launched a barrage of missiles, sparking fires and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials said.Posted: Sep 02, 2024 6:16 AM EDT | Last Updated: 38 minutes ago
Air raid alerts sounded across Ukraine for nearly two hours before the air force declared the skies clear at 6:30 a.m. local time. Neighbouring NATO member Poland activated Polish and allied aircraft to keep its airspace safe during the attacks. Smoke rises in the sky over Kyiv on Monday. The air attack coincided with the first day back at school for many children.
Last Monday, Russia fired more than 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine, killing seven people and striking energy facilities nationwide in what Kyiv called the war's "most massive" attack.Russia makes gains on key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, as more families forced to fleeCBC News hears from families forced to flee their homes in the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, as fighting intensifies and Russia’s military closes in.
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