There are mounting witness reports now of artillery and fire in Kyiv now.
One person told Reuters they could hear artillery blasts coming from an unspecified location somewhere near the city centre. A reporter for the Kyiv Independent is reporting “extremely hard combat” near the Kyiv Zoo.
The Washington Post’s correspondent in Kyiv is reporting “dozens and dozens” of explosions heard.
Hard to sleep in Kyiv now, have heard dozens and dozens of explosions in the last few minutes — likely including air defense. https://t.co/eDQlnGO6qB
— Siobhán O'Grady (@siobhan_ogrady) February 26, 2022
BBC has also reported a large explosion heard in Maidan square, and multiple blasts in Troieshchyna, where that thermal power station is. Burning vehicles have also been seen on Kyiv’s Peremonhy Ave.
Nick Walsh, CNN’s reporter in Kherson, in the south of the country reports heavy fighting over a key bridge as Russian forces move through the area.
“Locals here we’ve spoken to are terrified,” he says.
