At least two killed in fire caused by 'massive strikes' on Kyiv

A missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv killed two people on Wednesday, the mayor said, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of "massive strikes" heading towards the city. The capital has come under increased attack in recent weeks as winter approaches, with air raid sirens wailing nearly constantly to warn of incoming Russian strikes. Read moreMacron slams Russia’s ‘irresponsible’ strikes on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure Residents hunkered down in subway stations early on Wednesday, hauling duffel bags, sleeping mats and blankets, after the military issued alerts for Kyiv and other parts of the country. "We grabbed our things and came here, we live right next door," Iryna Rybalchenko, who works in a bank, told AFP, sitting on the platform wrapped in a dark hoodie and surrounded by bags. "The whole of Kyiv is in a state of fear. We were stuck at work today and everyone – our group chats, our bosses – were messaging us to be careful." The Russian attacks have targeted energy infrastructure and rail and road transport, including the bridges that connect the metropolis sprawled along both sides of the Dnipro river. 'Tearing Kyiv apart' Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said tw...