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Explosions, fires reported in Kyiv amid Russian missile attack
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- Russia launched a new barrage of ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv overnight on June 28, causing damage to several sites and injuring at least two people in the Darnytskyi district.
- Explosions were reported just before 2 a.m. and again around 2:35 a.m., with fires breaking out near residential buildings, a service station, and a garage unit covering 300 square meters, which were later extinguished.
- Ukraine's Air Force issued warnings of incoming missiles, activating air raid alerts in central and eastern regions, while local air defenses reportedly intercepted several missiles over Kyiv.
- Explosions were also heard in other Ukrainian cities, including Sumy and Kharkiv, amid ongoing Russian missile attacks targeting urban areas.
- The missile strikes come as Russia increasingly relies on ballistic missiles for large-scale attacks on Ukrainian cities following stalled ground advances, with Kyiv responding by conducting drone attacks on Moscow earlier in June.
