💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted rocket strikes, bomb strikes, and air raids on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for the second consecutive day of the full-scale invasion.

February 25, 2022 Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

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Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: speculation

Bombs are falling in Kyiv

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian cities are under rocket and bomb strikes for the second day in a row

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Air raids are occurring across Ukraine

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

An early morning missile strike hit a residential block in Kyiv on Feb 25, 2022

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Three Russian saboteurs disguised as Ukrainian soldiers entered the northern Obolon neighborhood but were soon killed by Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) soldiers

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian forces attempted to advance towards Kyiv along the Dymer-Ivankov direction, engaging in battles in Gostomel, Vorzel, and Bucha.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

From the first days in the Territorial Defense Forces, Oleksandr Shapoval guarded the Darnytsia DEPOT for 4 days and later patrolled Vorzel and Bucha.

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