Latest updates as of 12:33 p.m. EST on Tuesday: An attack by Russian forces on the Kyiv TV tower and Ukraine’s main Holocaust memorial site killed five people and left five more wounded, according to Ukrainian officials.
The State Service for Emergency Situations said the attack targeted civilian sites. Social media users and politicians shared videos of the clouds of smoke engulfing the TV tower, which is located near central Kyiv and is walking distance to apartment buildings.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said an electrical substation powering the tower and a control room on the tower were damaged from the hit.
Local media reported there were several explosions and that Ukrainian TV channels stopped broadcasting shortly afterward. Russian forces have just fired at the <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kyiv?src=hash&ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>#Kyiv TV Tower.<a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/StandWithUkraine?src=hash&ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>#StandWithUkraine <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopRussia?src=hash&ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>#StopRussia <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopPutinNOW?src=hash&ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>#StopPutinNOW pic.twitter.com/Prf3WMB4gt — Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (@ua_parliament) <a href=«https://twitter.com/ua_parliament/status/1498681404623888389?ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>March 1, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the European Union on Tuesday to “prove that you are with us” as his nation’s fight against Russia continues.