Explosions heard in Kyiv before air-raid warning issued: Russians launch ballistic missiles, people injured

A series of powerful explosions was heard in the city of Kyiv overnight before an air-raid warning was issued. Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on four districts of the capital, leaving at least eight people injured.

Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration; Ukraine's Air Force

Quote from Tkachenko: "The enemy is attacking the capital with missiles. Please stay in safe places!"

Details: Kyiv residents heard the first explosions at around 03:38. An air-raid warning in Kyiv was issued at 03:40, while the warning for Kyiv Oblast followed at 03:54.

According to early reports from monitoring Telegram channels, Russia may have used Iskander-M ballistic missiles or S-300/S-400 surface-to-surface missiles launched from Russia's Bryansk Oblast.

Update: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that the city had come under a ballistic missile attack.

Quote from Klitschko: "Early reports indicate that there has been a strike on a non-residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district. A transformer substation is on fire in Darnytskyi district. A three-storey office building is burning in the Solomianskyi district. A fire has broken out on the grounds of a non-residential property in the Dniprovskyi district."

Details: Klitschko said eight people had been injured, including an 11-year-old boy.

"Four of those injured have been admitted to city hospitals. The others received medical treatment at the scene," he stated.

Background: An air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv on the night of 7-8 July after residents heard at least four explosions.

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