(Kiev) Two strong explosions sounded at dawn Friday in the center of Kiev, the day after the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, noted an AFP journalist.
Posted at 9:53 p.m.
Updated at 10:16 p.m.
The progression of Russian forces raises fears of an assault and the multiplication of targeted attacks on the capital and on strategic and government installations.
The day before, the Antonov military airport in Gostomel, at the gates of Kiev, was the target of an attack by Russian airborne forces who arrived in helicopters and clashed with units of the Ukrainian army.
Gostomel Airport sits immediately on the northern edge of Kiev, and the fighting there was closest to the capital on the first day of the Russian attack.
On the night of Thursday to Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky also warned of the presence of Russian “groups of saboteurs” in the city and called on residents to be vigilant and to respect the curfew now in force.