Explosions Shake Kyiv Amid Warnings of Wide-Scale Russian Missile Attack

Explosions rang out in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of Wednesday, coinciding with the Ukrainian military issuing air raid warnings cautioning of possible ballistic missiles falling on the city, according to AFP.

Available sources did not specify the number of explosions or their precise locations within the capital, nor has it become clear so far what damage resulted or whether there were any casualties.

These developments come amid continued Russian missile and drone attacks on various Ukrainian cities since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022, with Kyiv a recurring target of this type of attack despite the air defense systems Ukraine relies on to protect its capital.

The source material did not clarify whether the missiles had already been intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses, or whether the potential attack was still ongoing at the time the report was published.

No official comments from Ukrainian or Russian authorities were available in the material at hand.