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Blasts heard in Ukraine's capital Kyiv: Mayor
Russia-Ukraine War: Oleksiy Kuleba, the governor of the Kyiv's region, said that air defence systems were at work.
Updated on: Dec 14, 2022, 15:51:58 IST
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Explosions were heard in the early hours of Wednesday in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, Reuters reported, however, there was no immediate official confirmation of the blasts.
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The emergency services' maps showed the capital and the region surrounding it have been under air raid siren alerts for about 20 minutes before the blasts, the report said.
Oleksiy Kuleba, the governor of the Kyiv's region, said that air defence systems were at work. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that blasts hit the city's central Shevchenkivskyi district early on Wednesday.
"Emergency services dispatched," Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. "Details later".
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