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Explosions heard in Kyiv: capital came under ballistic missile attack (updated)
A series of loud explosions rang out in Kyiv on the evening of October 12, before a red-level air raid alert was declared.
Censor.NET reports.
Details
At 10:09 p.m., the Air Force reported a high-speed target heading toward Kyiv, after which a series of explosions rang out.
An air raid alert over a missile threat was declared at 10:10 p.m.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko later confirmed the explosions and urged Kyiv residents to remain in shelters.
Monitoring channels report that the enemy struck Kyiv’s Desnianskyi district and that there had been no information about a ballistic missile attack beforehand; the missiles were detected only once they were already over Kyiv.
Update
- Klitschko later clarified that a missile had hit a transport infrastructure facility in the Dniprovskyi district. Emergency services are heading to the scene.
