People take cover in air raid shelters as Ukraine's capital is hit by the first bombs since World War Two.
Residents of Kyiv are fleeing the city and taking cover in air raid shelters as Ukraine's capital is hit by the first bombs since World War Two.
Like so many we were woken by the sound of explosions - the attack that Russia promised would never happen had now begun. With air raid sirens ringing out across Kyiv, there are two starkly different tempos on the streets of the city this morning. One of them is strangely subdued. Many people are still going to work as normal - trudging the streets and getting on buses.
The other mood is urgent. Many people have been rushing to air raid shelters or metro stations to take cover. Others are forming long queues at banks, supermarkets and petrol stations. Some are taking their cars and fleeing west.Mark, a 27-year-old sales executive had - like us - been woken at around 7am by the sound of blasts and sirens.One of Ukraine's 900,000 army reservists, Mark says he is ready to be called up to fight with Russia.
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