A series of explosions rang out in Kyiv shortly after midnight, an AFP journalist said, after a Ukrainian air force alert reported the approach of several ballistic missiles.

A series of explosions rang out in Kyiv shortly after midnight, an AFP journalist said, after a Ukrainian air force alert reported the approach of several ballistic missiles.

July 16 - Russian missiles struck at least two districts in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday, triggering fires before an all-clear was declared, officials said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.