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| Ukraine war: Multiple explosions in Kyiv as Ukraine reports kamikaze drone strikes | |
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| At least three explosions have been heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, after air raid sirens went off. | |
| Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said residential buildings in the central Shevchenkivskiy area have been damaged. | |
| Andriy Yermak, head of President Zelensky's office, said the attacks were from so-called kamikaze drones. | |
| It comes a week after the capital was hit by several Russian missiles at rush hour, in a nationwide attack which left 19 dead. | It comes a week after the capital was hit by several Russian missiles at rush hour, in a nationwide attack which left 19 dead. |
| The explosions on Monday happened at around 07:00 local time (04:00 GMT), said the BBC's Paul Adams, who is in the city. | |
| Writing on the Telegram social media site, Mr Klitschko said they were in the Shevchenkivskiy district, which was hit by several strikes last week. | |
| He said rescuers were on site, and told residents to stay in air raid shelters. | |
| Mr Yermak said on Telegram that the attack was from kamikaze drones, and that Ukraine needed more air defence systems "as soon as possible". | |
| The drones, reportedly supplied to Russia by Iran, can hover for hours before diving into targets and exploding. Ukraine says Russia has used them before. | |
| Iran denies supplying them to Russia, and Russia has not commented. | |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week's strikes were in retaliation for the bombing of a key bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea, which he blamed on Ukraine. | |
| It was the first time during the war that the centre of Kyiv had been directly targeted. | It was the first time during the war that the centre of Kyiv had been directly targeted. |
| Earlier this week, Mr Putin said there was no need for more large-scale strikes on Ukraine. | Earlier this week, Mr Putin said there was no need for more large-scale strikes on Ukraine. |
| Most designated targets had been hit, he said, adding that it was not his aim to destroy the country. | Most designated targets had been hit, he said, adding that it was not his aim to destroy the country. |