Firefighters Extinguish Flames After Blast Hits TV Tower in Kyiv

An attack by Russian forces on a television tower in Kyiv killed five people, the Ukrainian emergency services said on Tuesday. Video shared online by the city's emergency services showed first responders walking past downed power lines to put out fires in the rubble of buildings at the base of the tower, which stands opposite the Babyn Yar memorial site. Two rockets struck the tower, killing five people who were walking nearby, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, urging residents to stay off the streets due to the threat of attack. Work is ongoing to restore the TV tower's full signal, and channels are still available via satellite, cable, and internet connections, Klitschko said in his online statement. The attack came on the sixth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as Russia warned Kyiv residents to flee their homes, intensifying bombardment of Ukrainian urban areas in a shift of tactics after the Russian assault stalled.