00:02The Kyiv metro is packed tonight, not with travelers, but with residents fleeing the
00:07explosions shaking the city above. Tents and sleeping bags suggest they don't expect to
00:13leave this shelter soon. Ukrainians have grown used to strikes over the four-year war with
00:19Russia, but the attacks on Tuesday were massive. Hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles hit
00:25several cities, leaving at least 22 people dead and over 130 injured nationwide. Dazed survivors
00:32can do little but hold each other, start cleaning the rubble from what was once their homes,
00:36and reflect on their narrow escapes. Smoke was everywhere. We crouched with my daughter and
00:43tried to cover her, but a stone or debris from the building hit her and tore her jacket.
00:48She's saying her back hurts. Everything was covered with smoke. We couldn't understand what was
00:53happening. Some kind of apocalypse. The attack wasn't a total surprise. Moscow warned foreign
00:59nationals to leave Kyiv last week ahead of strikes. It says the war has reached a, quote, new paradigm.
01:06That's as it is accusing Ukraine of attacks on civilians, accusations Ukraine says aren't true.
01:12The UN has issued what it called a strong condemnation of the latest Russian attack.
01:17Once again, we emphasize that attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructures are prohibited
01:22under international humanitarian law and must end immediately. We also reiterate the Secretary
01:28General's urgent appeal for immediate de-escalation, leading to a full, immediate and unconditional
01:34ceasefire in this conflict.
01:37But U.S.-backed talks haven't gotten anywhere, and some Ukrainians don't think Russia has any
01:43intention of de-escalation as things stand. I think Russia does not want to end the war.
01:49It continues to terrorize Ukraine, kill our people, and destroy our buildings and civilian
01:55infrastructure. This is a crime. It is truly a crime. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy warned that as
02:01night fell, Ukrainians could see more of the same. According to our intelligence, another large-scale
02:07attack may occur tonight. Please, I strongly urge you to pay attention to air raid alerts.
02:14And so the country is braced, with those who are able to taking shelter and hoping their homes
02:19aren't next. Devin Tsai and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.
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