Fire breaks out in central Kyiv after explosion during air raid alert
Key takeaways
- A fire broke out in central Kyiv after an explosion during an air raid alert on Wednesday, an AFP reporter said.
- The journalist heard a detonation and saw a cloud of smoke and flames.
- The capital suffers frequent deadly air strikes, more than four years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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A fire broke out in central Kyiv after an explosion during an air raid alert on Wednesday, an AFP reporter said. The journalist saw smoke and flames rising as firefighters and ambulances rushed to the scene. Kyiv has faced frequent Russian air strikes more than four years into Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
By: FRANCE 24 Firefighters put out a blaze at a market during the Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv © Serhii Okunev, AFP A fire broke out in central Kyiv after an explosion during an air raid alert, an AFP reporter saw.
The journalist heard a detonation and saw a cloud of smoke and flames. Fire crews and ambulances arrived promptly at the scene.