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Kyiv was woken by sirens this morning and the sounds of explosions as Ukraine's capital was hit by the first bombs since World War Two. Some residents have been heading to air raid shelters or metro stations to take cover, and others are forming long queues at banks, supermarkets and petrol stations. Some are taking their cars and fleeing west.

Andriy Kulikov is from Hormadske Radio in Kyiv. He says that there are confirmed reports of attacks on ammunition stock piles, and one on a residential building. He admits to being scared and worried about his family and their future, but he's also relieved that the waiting period is over, and in knowing what needs to be done in terms of resisting the attacks.

"We absolutely know what to do - to offer resistance any way that we can. When you have something useful to do this gives you strength and the attention of the world gives you strength."

Photo: Smoke rises from the territory of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry's unit. Credit: Reuters