In images: Mayhem in Ukraine's capital Kyiv rocked by blasts once more | World News

A number of loud explosions hit the middle of the Ukrainian capital on Monday, Kyiv metropolis mayor Vitali Klichko mentioned. The blasts got here per week after Russia's huge, coordinated air strike throughout Ukraine following the injury triggered to a bridge connecting Russia to Crimea.

Kyiv metropolis mayor urged residents to take shelter because the early morning explosions broken a number of house blocks. Movies and images shared on social media confirmed fireplace after the strikes and black smoke rising into the morning gentle.

Final week, Russia focused a number of cities in Ukraine which Russian president Vladimir Putin mentioned was in response to the bombing of a bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula with the Russian mainland.

Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for masterminding the blast, which suspended visitors over the bridge hampering Moscow's capacity to make use of the bridge to provide Russian troops within the occupied areas of southern Ukraine.