Kyiv hit by explosions as missile alert sounds

KYIV, Ukraine experienced a series of explosions early Tuesday as air defence systems were activated during an air raid alert, according to AFP journalists. The Ukrainian Air Force warned via Telegram that new ballistic missiles were heading towards Kyiv, and journalists reported a combined drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.

The city has been under intensifying Russian airstrikes, with a woman killed and six injured in a drone strike on Monday that caused a fire at the Kyiv Academy of Sciences. President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for increased military aid from Western allies, particularly US-made Patriot interceptors capable of shooting down powerful ballistic missiles.

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