Several blasts in Ukrainian capital after early morning air raids

There have been several explosions in a central district of Ukraine’s capital, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

The blasts hit the Shevchenkivskyi district of the capital early on Monday, and damaged a number of residential buildings, Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging service.

“Rescuers are on the site,” Klitshchko said, adding that as a result of what he said was a drone attack, a fire also broke out in a non-residential building.

There was no immediate information on casualties.

 Sounds of explosions were heard in the city of Kiev on Monday morning, Ukrainian media report.

Earlier on Monday, an air raid warning was issued in the Kiev region, as well as the city of Kiev, according to the regional and city authorities.

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that there was an explosion in the city's central Shevchenkivskyi district on Monday morning. He later reported on a second blast in the same district.

According to Ukrainian media reports, as of 06:15 local time on Monday (03:15 GMT), air raid warnings were in effect in the Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.

According to regional authorities, critical infrastructure sites were targeted in the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions on Monday morning. A fire erupted at an energy infrastructure site in the Dnipropetrovsk region after the blast.

Explosions were reported in various parts of Ukraine late on Sunday night, including the cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa.

In Mykolaiv, a fire erupted at a fuel storage site after the blasts, according to Ukrainian media reports.