Strong explosions in Kiev during the night, Ukrainian air defense systems activated

Strong explosions in Kiev at night. Air defense systems have been activated in the Ukrainian capital. Yesterday, multiple Russian drones hit the center of the Ukrainian capital in broad daylight: in addition to the raid on the building of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences which caused one death, one of the buildings of the Ministry of Education also suffered damage. The building is located in close proximity to important city landmarks, including the Taras Shevchenko National University of Ukraine, the capital's main opera and ballet theater and the German Embassy.

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The Russian attack hit several neighborhoods of Kiev. This was reported by the RBC-Ukraine agency, citing the military administration of the Ukrainian capital. In the Solomianskyi district, fragments of a missile fell in the courtyard of a house and on an administrative building. A school was also hit, where a fire broke out. In the Pechersk district, a building was engulfed in flames. Checks on the damage and the possible presence of injuries are underway.

Loud explosions were heard overnight in Kiev. The anti-aircraft defenses were activated during an alarm raised by the Ukrainian Air Force. "In the Solomyanskyi district rocket fragments fell in the courtyard of a house, no fire. In the Pechersk district a fire broke out in a three-storey non-residential building. In Solomyanskyi an infrastructure was hit in an administrative building, no fire", writes the mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klitschko, on Telegram regarding the night attacks on the Ukrainian capital.