Shock and horror after Russia's wave of

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WATCH: A pedestrian on Kyiv's Klitschko bridge has a narrow escape from the missile
strike
By Paul Adams
BBC News Kyiv, Ukraine
The past few hours have seen wave after wave of explosions, not just here in Kyiv,
but all across this vast country, from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east and
Odesa in the south.
For those of us who were here when Russia's full-scale invasion began in February,
there's an element of déjà vu. We've been told to spend as much time as we can in the
basement, as further attacks, using missiles and drones, are expected.
But this is also different. The explosions here in Kyiv are much closer to the centre. Not
distant thumps from the suburbs, but loud reverberations close to streets and locations
we've come to know well in the past eight months.
It's difficult to tell what is being targeted, but a statement from Ukraine's ministry of
culture said museums and the Philharmonic building had been hit.
One video circulating on social media showed a huge crater in a children's playground.
Another showed a missile blast hitting Mayor Vitali Klitschko's glass bridge, a popular
tourist spot and viewpoint above the Dnipro River.
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Olena and Valerii Badakh live in an apartment overlooking the playground in
Shevchenko Park.
"It was horrifying. In an instant, there appeared a hole in our life. It was terrible," Olena
told me.