Russian missiles struck several locations in central Kyiv at once on Monday morning.

Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has urged residents of Kyiv to seek shelter and avoid travelling to the capital. He said that the city’s important infrastructures were under attack.

Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the interior minister, said the attack took place on Vladimirskaya Street, where the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is located.

After Ukraine attacked the bridge connecting Russia and Crimea by detonating a truck on President Putin’s birthday, the Kremlin said that it would act more strongly against Ukraine and that Ukraine’s action encouraged the war.