Russia warns it will begin missile strikes against parts of Kyiv. Western officials have warned Putin's forces may step up attacks against civilians.

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Russia warns it will begin missile strikes against parts of Kyiv. Western officials have warned Putin's forces may step up attacks against civilians.

The view of military facility which was destroyed by recent shelling in the city of Brovary outside Kyiv on March 1, 2022.GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images

Russian state media reported that Russia would launch missile strikes in Ukraine.
People living near the targets were urged to flee their homes.
Russian forces may increase attacks against civilians in Ukraine.

Russian state media reported on Tuesday that Russia will launch missile strikes in parts of the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv as it urged those living near the targets to flee their homes.

Russia's defense ministry was quoted by Moscow-controlled news agencies as saying that Russian forces are going to strike the site of the Security Service of Ukraine.

Russia's defense ministry said that Russian forces will strike technological objects of the SBU and the 72nd Main PSO in order to prevent informational attacks against Russia.

The ministry urged Ukrainian citizens involved in provocations against Russia to leave their homes.

There is no threat to the civilian population according to the Russian defense ministry.

Western officials have warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces may step up attacks against civilians as Russia's military has faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian forces since Russia launched its broad attack on the country last week.

There are some risks that come from Russia's lack of progress, a Western official told Insider on Monday.

I fear the way in which Russia is frustrated in achieving its aims on the ground is leading to the use of more indiscriminate fires and as a consequence we are going to see an increase in civilian casualties.

US officials told reporters on Monday that they fear that Putin will ramp up his invasion given the lack of success on the ground.

One of the things that could result is a reevaluation of their tactics and the potential for them to be more aggressive and more overt in both the size and the scale of their targeting.

There have been explosions in Kyiv, as well as the second biggest city in the country, Kharkiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the missile strike on Freedom Square a war crime and a state terrorism.

The original article is on Business Insider.

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