Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles in the early hours of Thursday, triggering explosions and fires in two districts of the Ukrainian capital.
Air-raid alerts were declared in Kyiv and several other regions due to the threat of Russian ballistic weapons, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
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Ukraine’s Air Force warned that missiles were heading toward the capital. Shortly after 1 a.m., it reported that four ballistic missiles were flying toward Kyiv.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported impacts in the Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts.
Warehouse facilities were struck in Sviatoshynskyi district, where a fire broke out.
In Darnytskyi district, missile debris initially fell on non-residential property. Klitschko later reported a separate impact on a non-residential building. A fire also erupted in the area.
Emergency services were dispatched to the affected locations.
At 1:29 a.m., the Air Force announced that the immediate ballistic missile threat had ended.
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