KYIV: Multiple explosions were heard as an air alert wailed in Kyiv, AFP journalists reported Thursday, minutes after authorities warned about Russian ballistic missiles heading toward the Ukrainian capital. The journalists also saw smoke traces in the skies above Kyiv. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that air defense was working and urged residents to take shelter. “In the Darnytskyi district, missile debris fell in an open area. Emergency services are heading to the scene,” he said in a separate statement.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv on the evening of 25 June. Ukraine's Air Force reported a missile.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned that air defense units were at work repelling an attack against the capital. Information on casualties or damage is not yet available.