Russia strikes Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday people had been killed and injured in multiple strikes on cities across Ukraine, including the first bombardment of the capital in months, CBS News reported.
"Air raid sirens are not subsiding around Ukraine. ... Unfortunately there are dead and wounded. Please do not leave the shelters," Zelensky said on social media, accusing Russia of wanting to "wipe us from the face of the Earth."
The blasts came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Kyiv for an explosion on a bridge connecting Crimea to Russia.
In Kyiv, Agency France-Presse reporters heard at least five explosions in two spurts Monday morning.
Monday's attacks hit the center of the capital. Previous attacks targeted Kyiv's outskirts for the most part.
Videos posted on social media showed black smoke rising above several areas of the city.
Russia's last strike there was on June 26.
Cities hit by explosions included Lviv, in Ukraine's west. It's been a refuge for many people fleeing the fighting in the east.