A firefighter catches his breath after leaving an apartment building damaged by shelling in Kyiv on Tuesday. Russia artillery hit residential areas in the city Tuesday, killing at least two, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said. Photo: Vadim Ghirda/VCG

Firefighters put out a fire at a 15-story apartment building on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Smoke billows out from the apartment building. Photo: Aris Messinis/VCG

A man inspects a destroyed apartment after the fire was put out on Tuesday. Photo: NurPhoto/VCG

A firefighter embraces a crying woman outside the charred apartment building. Aris Messinis/VCG

A woman watches the rescue outside her damaged apartment. Photo: Thomas Peter/IC Photo

A firefighter crawls out of a wrecked car beside the shelled apartment building. Photo: Chris McGrath/VCG

Shop owners clean up rubble Tuesday after shelling in Kyiv’s Lukyanivsky market. Photo: Anastasia Vlasova/VCG

Ukrainian servicemen walk past rubble on a damaged street near Lukyanivska metro station in Kyiv on Tuesday. Photo: Anastasia Vlasova/VCG

Sandbags are seen blocking a road in Kyiv on Tuesday. The city imposed a 35-hour curfew on residents amid intensified attacks. Photo: Felipe Dana/VCG

Barricades in front of Kyiv’s Maidan Square on Tuesday. Photo: Felipe Dana/VCG