Scary Atmosphere In Kyiv As Air Raid Sirens Sound

Kyiv city illustration (Photo by Gleb Albovsky on Unsplash)

JAKARTA - A very tense atmosphere occurred in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. As the air raid sirens continued to sound blaring throughout the city.

Judging from the New York Times video, Wednesday, February 24, air raid sirens continue to sound downtown. The voice was so shrill that the Kyiv residents panicked even more.

The Guardian also wrote that explosions continued to be heard from this city. Kyiv-based Guardian journalist Luke Harding said explosions had been reported across the country, including in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Dnipro, Odessa, Slavayansk and Kramatorsk.

Russian troops fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on the southern coast after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized what he called "special military operations".

The Russian military, which has won everything from Ukraine, is still receiving assistance. Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine's Donetsk have launched a major offensive against Ukrainian troops along the lines of contact, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for the separatists as saying.

"It appears that military installations have been targeted [the attack] - there was a missile strike and the number of casualties and the extent of damage is unclear at this time," Al Jazeera wrote.

"The whole sky was awash with red and orange when these missiles struck – some of which appeared to be cruise missiles. And the main international airport was indeed attacked – it is not clear what the damage was, but all airspace was closed," they wrote.

Russia claims to have successfully destroyed infrastructure at a Ukrainian air base. Russia's defense ministry said it had destroyed military infrastructure at Ukrainian air bases and damaged Ukrainian air defenses.