Explosions were heard in Kyiv on Thursday, according to DailyExpertNews’s team on the ground, while air defense systems have been activated in the capital region, said Oleksii Kuleba, head of Kyiv’s regional military administration.
“After the night attack of self-detonating drones, the enemy is attacking Ukraine from different directions with airborne and seaborne cruise missiles from strategic aircraft and ships,” the Ukrainian air force said.
Air raid sirens have also sounded in several cities as officials reported missile strikes and air defense systems being activated.
A series of explosions were also heard Kharkivsaid the city’s mayor Ihor Terekhov, adding that, according to preliminary reports, incoming missile strikes were recorded.
“Information about which targets were hit and whether there were casualties is still being clarified,” Terekhov said.
In the Mykolaiv Five missiles were intercepted over the sea in the southern region, said the head of the region’s military administration, Vitaliy Kim.
In central Ukraine, missiles are also registered in the Zhytomyr region and air defense systems were activated, according to Vitalii Bunechko, head of the regional military administration.
In Poltava region, east of the Dnipro River, explosions have also been heard and air defense systems have been activated, said Dmytro Lunin, the head of the Poltava regional military administration.
