The assault got here after a protracted interval of calm within the Ukrainian capital (File)
Kyiv, Ukraine:
Two sturdy explosions had been heard in central Kyiv on Saturday morning by AFP journalists, who additionally noticed trails within the sky, shortly earlier than air raid sirens sounded.
“Sturdy explosions had been heard on the left financial institution of the capital. In keeping with preliminary info, the air defences labored towards ballistic weapons,” Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram.
There have been no stories of injured individuals up to now, he mentioned.
The assault got here after a protracted interval of calm within the Ukrainian capital.
Air defences downed a missile in Kyiv on September 21. The falling particles wounded seven individuals, together with a toddler.
President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned Tuesday that Ukraine had deployed extra Western air defence techniques, because it braces for a second full winter of Russian assaults on power services.
Systematic strikes by Moscow’s forces final 12 months focused Ukraine’s power grid, leaving 1000’s with out heating or electrical energy in freezing temperatures for lengthy intervals.
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