Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early Wednesday strikes damaged buildings and warehouses in Kyiv. A Reuters witness heard explosions, and the Dnipro governor reported a separate hit on an industrial site.
Russia struck Kyiv in the early hours of Wednesday, damaging buildings and warehouses across the city, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. A Reuters witness reported hearing explosions. Moscow has kept up near-daily attacks.
The Kyiv Post, citing the mayor and the city military administration, reported damage in several districts as the attack unfolded. It said a strike was recorded in a non-residential area of Obolonskyi, warehouse facilities were hit in Podilskyi, burning debris fell in an open area of Darnytskyi, and another strike hit a non-residential area in Shevchenkivskyi. Air defenses were operating and officials urged residents to stay in shelters.
Separately, Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said an air strike damaged an industrial facility in Dnipro, without giving details, Reuters reported.
The Kyiv Post said the barrage came hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in a nightly address that intelligence indicated Russia was preparing a massive strike. Reuters did not publish a casualty count for the Wednesday strikes.
No Russian military statement on the specific Kyiv hits was included in the Reuters dispatch. The next verified marker is any casualty or damage update from the city administration.
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- Vitali Klitschko said buildings and warehouses were damaged across Kyiv.
- The Kyiv Post reported officials urged residents to remain in shelters.