Air defence systems are responding in Kyiv

Explosions have been heard in the city of Kyiv on the morning of 16 March, with authorities reporting that air defence systems have been responding.

Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Kyiv City Military Administration

Quote from Klitschko: "Explosions in Kyiv. Air defence forces are responding. Stay in shelters!"

Details: Klitschko later added that air defence systems have been responding in the Obolonskyi district in particular.

Prior to the explosions, an air-raid warning had been issued in the capital. Kyiv City Military Administration warned of a drone threat.

Update: Klitschko added at 09:10 that debris from a drone had fallen in the very centre of the city.

"No fires or casualties have been recorded. The enemy attack on Kyiv continues. Stay in shelters!" he urged.

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