Russia has carried out an airstrike on Kiev late Monday night | News in brief

At least there is no information about the casualties yet.

An airstrike was carried out late Monday evening in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. Several Russian missiles and drones were fired at the city and its surrounding areas.

Several loud explosions were heard in Kyiv at 11:00 p.m. after an air raid alert had been issued in the city. According to the news agency AFP, the explosions shook the city center and eastern parts. An AFP journalist reported hearing five loud explosions in the Pozniaky district in the eastern part of Kyiv.

– Air defense is operational in Kyiv. Stay in the bomb shelters, mayor Vitali Klytsko wrote on the messaging service Telegram.

– The enemy has made a missile strike in the direction of Kyiv and its suburbs, the head of the city’s military administration Serhi Popko later confirmed on Telegram.

– Air defense operated in the capital and its outskirts. According to preliminary information, the enemy’s missiles were repelled, he wrote.

According to Popko, there is no information about fatalities or damage, at least for now.

Several intense airstrikes have been reported in Kyiv in recent weeks. In July, a Russian missile attack destroyed part of the children’s hospital.

Sources: AFP, Reuters

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