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Multiple explosions were heard across Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Tuesday as missile strikes hit the city, prompting authorities to urge residents to seek shelter.
AFP journalists reported seeing residents rushing to underground shelters carrying bags and blankets, while thick smoke rose from parts of the city centre.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence systems had been activated in response to the attack and urged residents to remain in shelters.
He added that at least four people were injured, fires broke out in several parts of the city, and power outages were reported in a number of districts.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said the city was being targeted with ballistic missiles.
The attacks also caused casualties elsewhere in Ukraine.
In the eastern city of Dnipro, regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said a 73-year-old woman was killed in a Russian strike, while two other people were injured. Two additional people were reported wounded elsewhere in the wider region.
In Kharkiv, regional governor Oleg Synegubov said eight people were injured in the city’s Slobidsky district following another attack.
