Shell hits TV tower in Kyiv

An explosion occurred near a TV tower in Kyiv, RIA Novosti reports.

It was the control room building that was presumably damaged with a shell.

Local TV channels temporarily suspended broadcasts due to signal loss.

Five people were killed, five others were injured as a result of the attack on the tower.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense called on Kyiv residents living near the facilities of the Security Service of Ukraine and the 72nd Center for Psychological Special Operations to leave their homes in connection with impending strikes with the use of high-precision weapons targeting those facilities.