Global Courant 2023-05-16 06:13:31
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At least 10 explosions heard by witnesses in Kiev as officials say Russian missile strike was underway.
Airstrikes have been declared across Ukraine and air defense systems have launched a Russian missile strike on the capital Kyiv, officials and local media reported.
“Air defenses are working on targets,” the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, Andriy Yermak, said in a message on the Telegram messaging app early Tuesday. He gave no further details.
There was no direct information about the extent of the damage and possible casualties.
“Explosions in Kiev. A few – in the Solomyanskyi district, ”Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram channel. He added that debris fell on the city’s zoo in the Shevchenkivskyi district. In a separate post, Klitschko added that falling debris set fire to several cars in the Solomyanskyi district.
The Kiev Independent news outlet reported that air raid sirens were sounded in all regions of the country due to the threat of missile strikes from Russia. News organization journalists reported hearing at least 10 loud explosions over the capital in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
At least 10 explosions heard in Kiev.
On the night of May 16, at least ten loud explosions were heard in Kiev, as reported by Kiev Independent journalists.
Air raid sirens have been activated in all Ukrainian regions due to the threat of rocket attacks.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 16, 2023
Kyiv military officials said on Telegram that air defense systems repelled rocket attacks on the capital.
Witnesses in Kiev also reported several explosions that sounded like air defense systems destroying objects, the Reuters news agency reported.
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