A CNN reporter puts on his bulletproof vest live after hearing explosions in Kiev

Just a few minutes later, large explosions began to be recorded in various parts of eastern Ukraine and also near Kiev. Just at that moment, CNN reporter Matthew Chance was reporting live from the Ukrainian capital and was surprised by the attacks.

Putin’s words came in prime time in the United States and Chance was reporting on them and providing the latest on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “Oh! I just heard a big explosion right behind me ,” the journalist said suddenly. He added that while he could not see them from his location or explain what was happening, “four or five explosions” had been heard.

The reporter continued speaking from the terrace of the hotel where he was staying. “The United States had warned the Ukrainian authorities that it was possible that there would be attacks, air attacks, missile attacks, ground attacks as well, in various places in the country, including in the capital, Kiev,” he continued, visibly nervous and without letting up. to look behind his back to try to figure out what was going on. “Now I don’t know if that’s what we’re witnessing right now, but it’s a remarkable coincidence that these explosions are being heard in Kiev right now in the minutes after Vladimir Putin made that speech.”