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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
One killed, others trapped in Russian artillery strikes on Kyiv apartment
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KYIV, Ukraine – A series of Russian strikes hit a residential neighborhood of Ukraine’s capital this morning, igniting a huge fire and frantic rescue effort in a 15-story Kyiv apartment building. At least one person was killed and others remain trapped inside.
The Ukrainian military says in a statement that the strikes were artillery strikes. They hit the Svyatoshynskyi district of western Kyiv, adjacent to the suburb of Irpin that has seen some of the worst battles of the war.
Flames shot out of the apartment building as firefighters rescued people from ladders. Smoke choked the air.
A firefighter at the scene confirmed one person died and that several have been rescued alive but others are still inside as rescuers try to reach them.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, after the shelling, apartments from the 1st to the 5th floors caught fire #Kyiv pic.twitter.com/xaYW8ngHXD
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