Kyiv, Other Ukraine Cities Hit as Putin Orders Revenge for Crimea Bridge

Smoke rises over the city after a Russian missile strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 10, 2022. Oleksandr Klymenko/Reuters

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia fired cruise missiles at cities across Ukraine during morning rush hour on Oct. 10, knocking out power and heat, in what President Vladimir Putin declared to be revenge for Ukrainian attacks, including on a bridge to Crimea.

The missiles tore into busy intersections, parks, and tourist sites in the center of downtown Kyiv with an intensity not seen since Russian forces tried to capture the capital early in the war.