Multiple explosions have hit Kyiv and the whole of Ukraine has been placed on alert as Russia launched a wave of air strikes.
Poland says it has activated its air force to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after strikes also targeted the Ukrainian border region of Lviv, BBC reports.
The attacks started in the capital at 05:00 (03:00 GMT), today, Sunday, March 24, 2024.
The Ukrainian military said its air defence systems were engaged in repelling the attack.
Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said about a dozen Russian missiles had been destroyed over the capital and its vicinity.
There have been no reports of casualties or major damage as a result of the attacks, he added in a statement on Telegram.
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Andriy Sadovyi, Lviv’s mayor, said on Telegram that the city itself had not been hit. However, around 20 missiles and seven attack drones had been launched against the broader Lviv region, targeting “critical infrastructure”.
Ukraine was earlier placed under nationwide alert that warned of cruise missiles being launched from Russian strategic bombers.
