Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Wednesday morning. Several explosions were heard in the country’s capital as air defense systems engaged in repelling the attack.
The loud blasts were heard in Kyiv just before 7am, according to Reuters’ witnesses.
Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, initially stated that air defense systems were engaged and later reported that medics were attending to one victim in the Dnipro district of the capital.
Two high-voltage lines in the capital were damaged by rocket fragments, knocking out power in some areas, Klitschko said.
A missile attack in Mykolaiv reportedly damaged at least 20 residential buildings, with some injuries reported, according to the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Sienkevych.
Oleh Sinehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region in Ukraine’s north-east, said Russian missiles struck non-residential infrastructure in Kharkiv city, the administrative center of the region.
All of Ukraine came under an air raid alert from around 6am on Wednesday, with Ukraine’s air force warning of a risk of a Russian missile attack on Telegram.
Strikes were also reported in the Nikolaev and Lviv regions.
This is a developing news story, please check back for updates.
2024-02-07 01:27:34
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