Explosions heard near Ukraine’s capital Kiev - Blast in Belgorod caused by an emergency descent of aviation munition from Su-34

 Explosions were heard in the Kiev Region in the early hours of Friday, the Strana news portal reported.

An air raid warning was declared in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and the surrounding Kiev region earlier in the day.

Shortly after midnight on Friday, an air raid alert was issued for the entire territory of Ukraine, but it was cancelled shortly after. 

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The damage to the houses in the Russian city of Belgorod has been caused by an emergency descent of aviation munition from a Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, there are no casualties, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

Earlier on Thursday, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region, said that a blast occurred in Belgorod that occurred damaged an apartment building and several parked cars and knocked down power lines. A Sputnik correspondent reported that a cordon had been set up at the scene in the southern part of Belgorod.

Residents were not allowed to enter the intersection. Emergency teams were working at the site.

"On April 20, 2023, at around 22.15 Moscow time (18:15 GMT), during the flight of a Su-34 of the Aerospace Forces over the city of Belgorod, there was an emergency descent of aviation munition. As a result, there was damage to residential buildings, no casualties," the ministry said.

The ministry added that an "investigation is underway."