Ukraine Crisis: A Russian aircraft crashed into a residential building and set it on fire
New Delhi:
Russian troops continued to advance in Ukraine, a day after President Vladimir Putin launched a war on the nation. Several western countries have announced sanctions against Russia and also warned of consequences for the onslaught in Ukraine.
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Two loud blasts were heard in the centre of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early Friday.
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Ukrainian forces downed an enemy aircraft over Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, which then crashed into a residential building and set it on fire. Ukraine’s army said that Russia fired on civilian areas of Kyiv but that Ukraine’s air defence systems repelled “two deadly gifts”.
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Russian missiles and shelling rained down on Ukrainian cities on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale ground invasion and air assault.
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Russia’s paratroopers took control of the Gostomel airfield, on the northwestern outskirts of Kyiv, after swooping in with helicopters and jets from the direction of Belarus.
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday that Russian “sabotage groups” have entered Kyiv and urged citizens to remain vigilant.