A wave of explosions claimed the lives of several people in Ukraine, and Vladimir Putin called it a response to a terrorist attack in Crimea.

Russian bombing in major Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv, Lvov and Zaporozhye on Monday caused several deaths, and the population is seeking protection in shelters.

“On the 229th day (of the war), they are trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth. Completely. Destroy our people who sleep at home in Zaporozhye. Kill people who go to work in Dnipro and Kyiv,” the Ukrainian president summed up graphically, Vladimir ZelenskHey.

The Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine, General Valeriy Zaluzhny, said on his Telegram channel that the Russians launched 75 missiles, of which 41 were neutralized by their air defense systems.

Putin confirms bombings

President of Russia, Vladimir Putinconfirmed the launch of “massive” bombing Ukrainein response to the “terrorist attack” that partially destroyed the Crimean bridge and which he blames on Kyiv.

During the televised opening of the Security Council, Putin promised “tough” responses in the event of new attacks from Ukraine against Russia.

“If attempts to commit terrorist acts on our territory continue, Russia’s response will be firm and in scale will correspond to the level of threats to the Russian Federation,” he said.

Dead in different cities

At least eight people died and 24 were injured in the first Russian bombing against the people of Kiev, registered this morning, said the chief adviser to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Rostyslav Smirnov, whose words are quoted by Ukrinform.

Later, a second explosion occurred in Kyiv around 09:16 local time (06:16 Moscow time), although there is no information about the victims of this second explosion yet.

This is the first time the Ukrainian capital has been bombed since last June. The bombardment of Kyiv falls on the day of airstrikes on several Ukrainian citieswhich continued today.

In Lvov, the head of the regional military administration, Maxim Kozitsky, confirmed today that several powerful explosions were recorded in the center of this city in the west around 09:00 local time (06:00 Moscow time). Ukraine.

“Residents of the Lviv region, air defense is working. Stay covered,” he warned the public in a Facebook post compiled by local media, warning that “there is a threat of more missile strikes.”

According to Kozitsky, “attacks on energy infrastructure facilities in the Lviv region were recorded,” and he asked not to distribute photos, videos or any assumptions, so as not to help Russian forces.

The portal “Daililviv” reports that at 9.16 local time, electricity and the Internet were lost in the city.

In Zaporozhye early in the morning, the third shelling of the city took place in five days, as a result of which, according to some media reports, one person was killed.

In that city, an attack on a civilian building this Sunday left seventeen people dead and forty wounded.

Ukrainian media today also reported several rocket explosions in the city of Dnipro, as well as shelling of Zhytomyr near Kyiv; Khmelnitsky, further east along the banks of the Southern Bug, and Ternopil (to the east, along the banks of the Seret River).

Seek shelter

Frightened population seeks to protect themselves in shelters. the president Zelensley issued an appeal not to leave them on the day when the Russians bombed several cities, and to resist

“The anti-aircraft alarm does not stop at all Ukraine. There are rocket hits. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded. I ask you not to leave the shelters. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Let’s hold on and be strong,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram.

The resumption of those bombings comes after an explosion that damaged the Crimean Bridge on Saturday, hampering Moscow’s fragile military logistics that carried heavy military equipment and supplies through the infrastructure for troops in the south. Ukraine. EFE