An activist livestreaming in Ukraine captured the terrifying moment when a Russian airstrike blasted into a high-rise building directly above him.
According to NBC News, the unidentified activist was calmly thanking donors for supporting those in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, when a sudden roar made him pause and look skyward.
Almost instantly, a loud blast appeared to knock him over — with his camera catching debris falling down from directly overhead.
A man livestreaming in Ukraine captured the moment when a Russian airstrike blasted into a high-rise building. TikTok / @thedudetrader
The activist’s camera caught debris falling from directly overhead. TikTok / @thedudetrader
As locals race to flee the city, the shelling has continued.
Longer footage shared on TikTok late Wednesday showed the activist springing to his feet and running inside the building for cover.
Kharkiv, a city of nearly 1.5 million people, has come under intense shelling in the first week of Russia’s invasion as a 40-mile convoy of tanks appears to be stalled on the approach to the capital, Kyiv.
Horrifying footage Tuesday caught a missile blasting into a key administration building in the heart of the city, with a five-story apartment building also partially destroyed in the deadly assault.
A loud blast appeared to knock him over. TikTok / @thedudetrader
The activist was calmly thanking donors for supporting those in Ukraine’s second-largest city. TikTok / @thedudetraderPresident Volodymyr Zelensky classified the Kharkiv bombings as a “war crime.”
As locals race to flee the city, the shelling has continued, with further attacks reported Thursday.
