Kyiv, Aug. 16 (LaPresse) – A Russian attack shook Kyiv during the night of Aug. 15-16, with numerous explosions heard across the Ukrainian capital within a matter of minutes. In the city center, at around 2:50 a.m. local time, a total of four “very loud” explosions were heard, according to the Kyiv Independent. Six explosions were also recorded in the city’s Pecherskyi district, three minutes after the air raid began, leaving no time to seek shelter. Following the Russian attacks, a fire was reported at a commercial building in the Obolonskyi district, the Kyiv City Military Administration said. Another building was set on fire in the Holosiivskyi district, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The air force had initially issued an alert during the night, warning of the risk of a Russian ballistic missile attack, but the alert was lifted at 2:35 a.m. Just minutes later, at 2:46 a.m., the threat returned.
Ukraine: explosions in Kyiv after ballistic missile alert
Kyiv, Aug. 16 (LaPresse) – A Russian attack shook Kyiv during the night of Aug. 15-16, with numerous explosions heard across the Ukrainian capital within a matter of minutes. In the city center, at around 2:50 a.m. local time, a total of four “very loud” explosions were heard, according to the Kyiv Independent. Six explosions were also recorded in the city’s Pecherskyi district, three minutes after the air raid began, leaving no time to seek shelter. Following the Russian attacks, a fire was reported at a commercial building in the Obolonskyi district, the Kyiv City Military Administration said. Another building was set on fire in the Holosiivskyi district, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The air force had initially issued an alert during the night, warning of the risk of a Russian ballistic missile attack, but the alert was lifted at 2:35 a.m. Just minutes later, at 2:46 a.m., the threat returned.