Missile Strikes Target At Least 10 Ukrainian Cities As Zelenskiy Accuses Russia Of 'Terrorism'
Cars burns in the capital, Kyiv, on October 10 as several explosions shook the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that a number of people were killed and wounded in the blasts.
A man runs near a burning car that was struck by a Russian missile in central Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the attacks were reprisals for Kyiv's "terrorist" actions, including an attack last weekend on a key bridge between Russia and the annexed Crimean Peninsula.
The strikes followed months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital.
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president’s office, said, "Ukraine is under missile attack. There is information about strikes in many cities in our country." He called on Ukrainians to "stay in shelters."
Video reports documented the damage in several districts of the capital, including a children's playground in Shevchenko Park.
Injured people are tended to after a missile strike in central Kyiv.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Russian shelling hit buildings, including some that are part of the Ukrainian capital's "critical infrastructure."
A massive crater left by a Russian missile attack at a playground in Kyiv.
An injured woman at the scene of a missile strike in central Kyiv.
A damaged tower block in Kyiv.
Explosions were also reported in Lviv, Ternopil, and Zhytomyr in Ukraine's west and Dnipro and Kremenchuk in central Ukraine.
A young girl is tended to as others seek medical attention.
Ukrainian officials report that at least eight people were killed and 24 wounded in the Ukrainian capital.
The Russian missile attacks also claimed lives in Dnipro where at least three people were killed.
A view shows the damage from a Russian missile strike in Dnipro.
A man looks on as smoke rises over the western city of Lviv after it was hit by a Russian missile strike.
Russia’s attacks killed at least 11 people nationwide and wounded 64 others, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service said.