Explosions occur in Kyiv, authorities say air defenses at work.
Explosions were reported in Kyiv just after 1 a.m. local time overnight on May 28, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said[1] on Telegram, adding that air defenses were operating and Russian aerial targets had been shot down. In a separate message on Telegram, Klitschko said that the explosions occurred in the Zhytomyr direction and that emergency services were on their way. The Kyiv City Military Administration also wrote[2] on Telegram that air defenses were operating in Kyiv Oblast and on the outskirts of Kyiv.
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