In Ukraine, an air alert was declared in Kiev. This is due to the data of the official source to warn citizens.
It was stated that the sirens started to sound at 00:53 local time (1:53 Moscow time).
Formerly in the Kyiv region announced Air raid warning at 23:31 (Monday at 00:31 Moscow time). In addition, the alarm was sounded in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions, as well as in the regions of the Donetsk People’s Republic controlled by the Kiev authorities.
Since October 10, 2022, the Russian Armed Forces have been carrying out attacks on military and energy facilities in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that this was specifically a response to the explosion on the Crimean bridge.
On February 24, 2022, Putin announced that in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR, he decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.