Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Massive Blasts Strike Kyiv After Port City Kherson Falls

Massive blasts strike Kyiv after key port city Kherson appears to fall to Russians

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they unfold.


Videos show Kyiv sky light up from huge explosion

More videos are coming in of massive explosions in Kyiv, which several witnesses are saying were the largest they’ve ever seen.

A CBS News reporter tweets a video in which the flash of the explosion lights of the sky just as he signs off from a live standup.

Other videos show explosions in Kyiv from different angles.

Massive explosions heard in Kyiv, sirens in Lviv

Kyiv residents are reporting massive explosions heard in the city following air raid sirens there.

Two blasts are heard near the city center and two more near the Arsenalnaya metro station, according to Nexta TV.

A video purports to show a massive fireball near the capital.

Sirens in Kyiv, hour after train station damaged by missile shrapnel

Air raid sirens have sounded again in Kyiv, where it is currently the middle of the night. There are also initial reports of explosions.

Earlier, a train station in the capital was hit with a massive blast. According to reports, the explosion was the result of a piece of a missile that had been intercepted falling nearby.

ICC prosecutor opens war crimes probe into Russian actions in Ukraine

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened an investigation Wednesday into possible war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide in Ukraine dating back to 2013, but also covering the conflict sparked by Russia’s invasion.

Prosecutor Karim Khan says he launched the probe after 39 of the court’s member states requested an investigation, a process known as a referral.

“These referrals enable my Office to proceed with opening an investigation into the Situation in Ukraine from 21 November 2013 onwards, thereby encompassing within its scope any past and present allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide committed on any part of the territory of Ukraine by any person,” Khan says in a statement.

“Our work in the collection of evidence has now commenced,” he added.


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