Residents of Ukraines capital took shelter in the citys underground metro stations Monday as Russia launched one of the heaviest bombardments since its invasion began in February.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that by midday local time on Monday, Russia had launched “more than 80 rockets and 12 kamikaze drones.” Ukrainian forces shot down more than 40 missiles and 9 drones, Shmyhal said.
A video shared by Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, shows Kyiv residents taking shelter in a train station Monday morning. A woman who seems to be a trained opera singer can be heard serenading the hushed crowd.
“Mood in Kyiv metro now,” she tweeted alongside the video. “This nation is unbreakable!”
The barrage targeted civilian and critical infrastructure in several central and western cities including Kyiv and Lviv, disrupting electricity supply across the country.
U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated support for Ukraine following the latest wave of attacks, which “killed and injured civilians and destroyed targets with no military purpose,” according to a statement Monday. “They once again demonstrate the utter brutality of Mr. Putins illegal war on the Ukrainian people.”
