TERRIFIED residents had been compelled to flee as Russian missiles pummeled a avenue in Ukraine.
Surprising footage reveals an enormous fireball erupt and large plumes of smoke billowing into the sky as two blasts rocked Dnipro.
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A minimum of 4 folks had been killed within the metropolis and an extra 20 injured – whereas dozens of missiles blitzed a number of areas throughout Ukraine on Monday.
The dramatic clip reveals site visitors grinding to a halt as the primary explosion went off – sending thick black smoke into the sky.
As a automobile races away from the scene and horrified pedestrians flee, a second blast hits the road.
Emine Dzheppar, First Deputy Minister of International Affairs of Ukraine, stated 20 missiles hit the area on Monday.
She tweeted: “Ukrainian defenders managed to shoot down one quarter of the missiles.
“Enemy focused Dnipro’s crucial infrastructure, leaving 1000’s of individuals with out electrical energy.”
The strikes in Dnipro got here as Moscow unleashed a lethal barrage of missiles throughout Ukraine on Monday – blasting playgrounds, bridges and civilians.
Russia‘s former president Dmitry Medvedev has warned the assault  was solely the “first episode” of the retaliation for the explosion of the Crimean bridge.
Within the capital Kyiv not less than six folks had been killed amid burnt-out vehicles and shattered buildings.
A minimum of 14 folks had been killed and 97 injured with explosions in Lviv, Ternopil and Zhytomyr, Kremenchuk Zaporizhzhia Kharkiv and Kropyvnytskyi additionally reported.
The brutal revenge blitz adopted the daring blast that destroyed a strategically important bridge linking Crimea with mainland Russia on Saturday.
In a televised speech, Putin stated Moscow had launched long-range missile assaults in opposition to Ukraine’s power, navy and communications infrastructure on Monday in retaliation for the assault on the Crimean bridge.
He stated: “The Kyiv regime, with its actions, has put itself on the identical degree as worldwide terrorist organisations.
“It’s apparent that the Ukrainian secret companies ordered, organised and carried out the terrorist assault aimed toward destroying Russia’s crucial civilian infrastructure.”
“If makes an attempt to hold out terrorist assaults on our territory proceed, Russia’s responses might be harsh and, when it comes to their scale, will correspond to the extent of threats posed by the Russian Federation.
“No one ought to have any doubts about this.”
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