Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko imposed a curfew on the Ukrainian capital from 8:00pm Monday night till 7:00am Wednesday morning.
According to a BBC report, anyone found in the Ukrainian capital without a special pass or headed for a local shelter will be considered an enemy combatant.
The announcement comes after at least eight people were killed in an overnight raid destroying a local mall and leveling a 10-story building.