Russian missiles hit residential buildings in centre of Kyiv, four were shot down by air defence.
On 15 November, air defence shot down four missiles over Kyiv; two missiles hit residential buildings in the city centre. Source: Ukrainska Pravda; Vitalii Klychko, Mayor of Kyiv, on Telegram; the Kyiv City Military Administration on Telegram; Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the President's Office of Ukraine, on Telegram Details: Residents of the left and right banks of Dnipro River in Kyiv reported the sounds of explosions that rang out in the capital.
An air raid siren has been announced in Kyiv Oblast.
Updated at 15:55: Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the President's Office of Ukraine, reported that two Russian missile hits have been reported. The missiles hit residential buildings.
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-- Ukrayins`ka pravda ? (@ukrpravda_news) November 15, 2022Updated at 15:35: Mayor Vitalii Klychko said that, according to preliminary information, two residential buildings were hit in Pechersk district of Kyiv. Several missiles were shot down by air defence over Kyiv.
Medics and rescuers are at the scene.
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Updated at 15:25: Anti-aircraft defence systems were activated in the city. Kyiv City Military Administration has reported that four missiles were downed over the capital.
Two explosions occurred in the city.
Background: Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih Oblast Military Administration, and Vitalii Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, reported on the mass launch of missiles from the territory of Russia; an air raid siren was announced in 15 oblasts of Ukraine.
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