'Explosions in Dniprovskyi district. All services are heading to the scene. Stay in shelters!' Kyiv's mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko said on Telegram.
Russia declared victory in a bloody battle for the town of Soledar, but Ukraine is denying that claim.Kyiv was rocked by several powerful explosions on Saturday morning, with officials in the Ukrainian capital reporting a missile attack on critical infrastructure facilities,Kyiv's mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, said the strikes had occurred on the city's east bank, where there are several power facilities.
The exact locations of the blasts could not be immediately verified by CNN. A thick fog blankets much of the city. "A fire broke out at a critical infrastructure facility. Response teams are on site. As of now, no casualties have been reported," Kuleba wrote.Blasts were also heard in Zaporizhzhia in the southeast and Kharkiv in the northeast, officials said.
"Attention, residents of Kharkiv city and region. Remain sheltered. The occupiers are striking again!" Oleh Synehubov wrote on Telegram.RELATED |However, Oleksandr Pavliuk, a Kyiv-based commander in the Ukrainian army, said the explosions in Kyiv were not caused by Russian attacks.
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