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A long-range Russian missile struck the Kyiv television tower in the late afternoon.

Kyiv, Kyiv
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Source Reports

A long-range Russian missile struck the Kyiv television tower in the late afternoon.

Russian efforts within and in the immediate vicinity of Kyiv have reportedly relied on saboteurs and reconnaissance elements, often out of uniform or wearing Ukrainian uniforms

Public transportation will operate from 8 am to 7 pm with irregular schedule and routes

Russian forces struck a TV tower in Kyiv City on March 1, 2022.

An airstrike targeted Kyiv's TV tower on March 1

People were killed in the airstrike on Kyiv's TV tower

The clinic was intentionally destroyed by a Russian mortar team firing from approximately 1.2 kilometers away

Two Russian missiles hit the Kyiv TV tower in the Dorohozhychi area.

The attack caused damage to the transformer substation and the equipment room of the TV tower.

The first missile hit on M-TAC occurred in March 2022, destroying a nearby building.

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Source story: day-6a-2022-03-01