Apparent Russian strikes have hit the main television and radio tower in Kyiv, as well as a memorial to the site where Nazis killed thousands of Jews during World War II. Ukraine's foreign ministry confirmed the attack in a tweet, in which it equated Russia with barbarism.
The State Emergency Service said five people were killed and another five injured in the attack on the Kyiv TV tower, . Citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that the broadcaster's control room was hit and TV channels will not work "for some time."
The ministry said backup broadcasting of some channels will be switched on in the near future, and the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection is to rely on regional TV channels until then.
Russian troops fired on the TV tower, near the Memorial complex .
— MFA of Ukraine 馃嚭馃嚘 (@MFA_Ukraine)
Russian criminals do not stop at anything in their barbarism. Russia = barbarian.
by the New York Times shows an object hitting the tower, with another two explosions igniting in the same area and setting off billowing clouds of smoke. Similar videos, not yet verified by NPR, have been posted on social media.
The tower 鈥� which appears to still be standing 鈥� is located near the , where Nazis killed nearly 34,000 Jews over a 36-hour period in September 1941. The center says Nazis shot between 70,000 and 100,000 people at Babyn Yar, including nearly all of Kyiv's Jewish population, between 1941 and 1943.
It had earlier Tuesday strongly condemning Russia's actions, characterizing them as a crime against humanity and calling Russia "the biggest instigator and initiator of war in the 21st century."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the Russian strikes in a tweet in which he confirmed five people had been killed, but did not specify at which location.
"To the world: What is the point of saying never again for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar?" he wrote. "History repeating..."
To the world: what is the point of saying 芦never again禄 for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating鈥�
— 袙芯谢芯写懈屑懈褉 袟械谢械薪褋褜泻懈泄 (@ZelenskyyUa)
Other Ukrainian officials were quick to condemn the attack on social media:
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Kyiv TV tower, which has just been hit by a Russian missile, is situated on the territory of Babyn Yar. On September 29-30, 1941, Nazis killed over 33 thousand Jews here. 80 years later, Russian Nazis strike this same land to exterminate Ukrainians. Evil and barbaric.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba)
Just now, a powerful barrage is underway. A missile hit the place where Babyn Yar memorial complex is located! Once again, these barbarians are murdering the victims of Holocaust!
— Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak)
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