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Several explosions sounded early Thursday morning in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv following an air alert prompted by missiles and drones launched by Russia. IMAGES
Four explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Sunday, with AFP journalists reporting a residential complex near the centre of the city had been hit, causing a fire and cloud of grey smoke. The blasts occurred around 6:30 am (0330 GMT), half an hour after air raid sirens sounded in the capital, which has not not come under Russian bombardment for nearly three weeks. There was no immediate information on casualties. IMAGES
View over Kyiv as air raid siren wails as Russia steps up air strikes on military facilities in the capital, a day after warning it will renew its assault on the city in response to what it says are Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil. A military hardware factory in Kyiv was hit by strikes early Saturday, an AFP journalist says, while on Friday Russian forces bombed a missile unit outside the city. IMAGES
A hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv is evacuating its patients and staff over fears of Russian strikes following claims by Belarus's secret services that it, along with another medical facility, hosted military personnel. "The city is urgently beginning to evacuate two hospitals... because a video is widely circulated online, actually de facto announcing an enemy attack on these medical facilities," Kyiv's city administration said. IMAGES
Emergency workers respond to the aftermath of a missile strike in Kyiv, with overnight Russian missile attacks across the country killing at least three peole. The army's chief said Russian forces had fired 41 missiles and that Ukrainian forces had shot down 21. In Kyiv, mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people had been injured and 13 hospitalised. IMAGES
Smoke billows over Israeli territory as the rocket alert siren goes off, the sounds of a rocket being launched, the interception and the explosions. US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday in a show of "ironclad" support as Washington tries to prevent the escalating war against Hamas in Gaza from turning into a wider Middle East conflict. IMAGES