By Vickie Scullard • Updated: 15 Nov 2022 • 15:35
Kyiv residential buildings on fire after Russian missile attack. Credit: Faytuks News/Twitter.
The footage shows a residential building in Kyiv on fire as Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of launching a series of strikes on civilians across the country.
Targetting residential buildings constitutes a war crime.
The video was uploaded to Twitter by breaking news provider Faytuks News, which has since been shared widely by other media outlets.
According to online reports from officials, the city of Kryvyi Rih, Poltava, and Cherkasy regions have been attacked.
Mayor Vladimir Klitschko reported two residential buildings were hit, with Kyrylo Tymoshenko of the President’s Office sharing a video following the strike which shows buildings engulfed in flames.
Footage from Kyiv: pic.twitter.com/UJkuWXZpn0 — Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) November 15, 2022
Footage from Kyiv: pic.twitter.com/UJkuWXZpn0
— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) November 15, 2022
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A journalist of more than 12 years from Manchester, UK, Vickie now lives in Madrid and works as a news writer for the Euro Weekly News.
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