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    WATCH: Russian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Communications Systems

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    A salvo of Russian Missiles have reportedly managed to hit an important television tower in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, and the blast from the strike was caught on camera.

    The clip of the trike was shared by the Kyiv Independent and has gone viral across various other social media outlets.

    Another clip reportedly showed a group of missile strikes taking place around the 385-meter tall television tower that was centered near a largely residential area of the city.

    Yet another clip displayed another angle which seemed to show that the trail of destruction went well beyond the tower.

    The damage from the blast was the subject of photos across the web within just minutes of the strike that reportedly took down a broadcast of several television stations across the city.

    The Russian strike was officially confirmed via Telegram by the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

    “The channels will not work for a while,” stated the ministry in its release. “The backup broadcasting of some channels will be enabled in the near future.”

    “Earlier on Tuesday, the Russian military warned that it would carry out strikes against Ukraine’s State Security Agency and ‘the 72nd Main Center for Information and Psychological Operations [PSO] in Kyiv,'” reported CNN.

    The local 1+1 TV channel issued a statement that expressed that work will be done soon to attempt to restore the lost signal, as reported by local media. Various reports also revealed concerns stemming from the fact that the tower is directly next to the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. The site marks the massacres carried out by Nazi forces back in 1941.

    It was expected to see Russian attacks targeting the various means of communication. This past Friday, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Mykhailo Fedorov reached out to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in efforts to procure the use of Starlink internet services in Ukraine.

    “@elonmusk, while you try to colonize Mars — Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space — Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand,” stated Fedorov in a tweet.

    Just a few hours later Musk personally reached out with his response to the request.

    “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route,” exclaimed Musk.

    This past Monday, Fedorov jumped back to Twitter once again to issue thanks to Musk, along with posting a picture that highlighted the arrival of Starlink’s new connection equipment.

    “Starlink — here. Thanks, @elonmusk,” he stated.

    “You are most welcome,” answered Musk.

    As of writing, various media outlets have reported that the Starlink satellites were already up and running.

     

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