Deadly Blasts Rock Ukraine Capital Ahead Of Talks with Russia, Two Killed

At least three large blasts were heard from the centre of the capital, sending columns of smoke high into the sky.

A series of powerful explosions rocked the residential districts of Kyiv early Tuesday killing two people, just hours before talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to resume.

At least three large blasts were heard from the centre of the capital, sending columns of smoke high into the sky.

As dawn broke the damage became clear, with one strike hitting a large 16-storey housing block.

There, a fire raged and smoke billowed from the charred husk of the building, as emergency services and stunned locals navigated an obstacle course of glass, metal and other debris littering the road.