A firefighter walks along a street in front of a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on Jan. 2, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A firefighter walks along a street in front of a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on Jan. 2, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • Russia on Tuesday launched a massive — and deadly — missile and drone barrage on Ukraine. 
  • Business Insider spoke with a Ukrainian lawmaker who experienced the attack. 
  • She described an intense blast which damaged parts of her home and caused minor injuries.

A Russian missile launched as part of a massive attack on Kyiv this week sounded like "Armageddon" when it exploded in the city, a Ukrainian lawmaker who experienced the effects of the resulting blast recalled.