Mélanie Faure and François de Labarre 9:47 p.m., March 01, 2022, modified at 9:50 p.m., March 01, 2022
In Kiev, the Russian army announced strikes against Ukrainian intelligence infrastructure.
Moscow asked the population to evacuate, while the TV Tower was hit.
Special envoy to Ukraine for Paris Match, François de Labarre tells the microphone of Europe 1 the story of this day of war.
Clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces continue.
This Tuesday, new strikes hit the city of Kiev, capital of Ukraine - they come on the sixth day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Moscow had announced imminent strikes against Ukrainian intelligence infrastructure and asked the population to evacuate.
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At the same time, on Tuesday, the 385-meter-high steel television tower was hit, killing five people.
A failed Russian attack?
In Kiev, smoke continued to spread around the antenna.
The objective was to intrude on televisions in people's homes so that they could place propaganda images in which Ukrainian officials would agree to capitulate.
"It was announced by the Ukrainian Minister of Defense but it didn't happen because as I speak to you, if I turn on my television, which I did five minutes ago, all the channels are working", tells the microphone of Europe 1 François de Labarre, special correspondent for Paris Match in Kiev.
"So it's still a failure in Russia's attack on Ukraine, since the EU and Ukraine are still proving to be very resilient."
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François de Labarre nuances however: "The bulk of the attack is expected in the coming days with the famous column of 2,000 armored vehicles positioned around Kiev. It is obvious that a major attack is going to take place."
The television tower targeted Tuesday is in the same neighborhood as the site of Babi Yar, a ravine where the Nazis shot dead more than 30,000 Jews in two days in 1941. This place is now an important place of memory.