Explosions heard in Ukrainian capital, emergency teams deployed

Three explosions have been heard in the centre of Kyiv, as Ukraine said it had shot down a number of Iranian-made Shahed drones.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 10 Shahed drones had been shot down by Ukraine’s air defences, while emergency services had been dispatched to the central Shevchenkivskyi district.

“Details later,” he added on his Telegram channel. It was not possible to independently verify Klitschko’s claim.

 An air raid alert was issued in the region at 05:55 local time (06:55 Moscow time).

Civil defense sirens are also sounding in the surrounding Kiev Region, as well as in the regions of Zhitomir and Vinnitsa.