A series of explosions heard in the center of kyiv. At least five explosions were heard around 10:30 a.m.

(0830 GMT) after the air alert. "According to preliminary information, as a result of a missile attack on Kiev, debris was recorded in the Pechersky district," said the head of the Kiev military administration, Sergii Popko. Ukraine has suffered massive strikes in recent days which have particularly targeted the energy network, leaving several hundred thousand people without electricity.