Explosions erupted in Kyiv and Kharkiv on Saturday night, authorities in both cities said, as all of Ukraine was on alert for impending Russian attacks.
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“The air defenses in the capital are working,” the Kiev military administration said on Telegram.
Then Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported about “explosions” in the Solomiansky district. “All (ambulance) services will be sent to the scene of the accident,” he added.
“Explosions can be heard in Kharkiv,” said Igor Terekhov, mayor of the country’s second largest city.
Finally, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that missiles were flying towards the Sumy (north), Poltava and Dnipro (central) regions.
She also called on residents of the southern regions of Mykolaiv and Kherson to stay in shelters.