Air alert in Kyiv after renewed explosions in Ukraine

Created: 2022-12-14 06:55

By: Helena Gries

Russia flies more drone strikes on Ukraine.

There are explosions in Kyiv.

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Kyiv – There were several explosions in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Wednesday morning (December 14).

Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed this in the

news service without giving any details.

According to Ukrainian media reports, Russia's armed forces are said to have flown drone attacks on the three-million metropolis and its surroundings.

The authorities said the air defense was deployed.

There were said to be air alerts in the capital, the surrounding area and in Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia.

So far, nothing is known about possible damage and casualties.

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Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked him for the emergency winter aid for his country that was initiated at a conference in Paris.

Among other things, this could be used to rebuild the badly damaged power grid, he said on Tuesday evening (December 13).

However, the aid should not only benefit the repair of the badly damaged electricity and heat supply, but also the water supply, the transport and health care system and the supply of food.

The Russian military recently targeted Ukraine's entire energy infrastructure in order to wear down the population in winter and to put pressure on the country's leadership.

People wait inside a Kyiv subway station used as a bunker during Russian attacks.

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