Explosions reported in Kyiv amid Russian drone attack
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Explosions were heard in Kyiv overnight on May 24 amid a Russian drone attack, a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground reported at 12:42 a.m.
“Air defense is operating,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post to Telegram at 12:41 a.m.
Explosions were heard earlier in Kyiv amid a Russian drone attack on the capital around 10 p.m. on May 23.
Drone debris fell in the Holosiivskyi district, Kyiv city officials reported late on May 23.
Russia regularly targets civilian infrastructure with missile and drone strikes as it wages its war against Ukraine.
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