'Attack on the capital': Ukrainian officials report several powerful explosions in Kyiv - CNN

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  — 

Kyiv was rocked by several almighty explosions connected Saturday morning, with officials successful the Ukrainian superior reporting a rocket onslaught connected captious infrastructure facilities.

“There is an onslaught connected the capital,” the Kyiv City Military Administration said Saturday.

Kyiv’s mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, said the strikes had occurred connected the city’s eastbound bank, wherever determination are respective powerfulness facilities.

“Explosions successful Dniprovskyi district. All services are heading to the scene. Stay successful shelters!” Klitschko said connected Telegram.

He added that debris from 1 incoming rocket fell connected a non-residential country successful the city’s westbound slope (Holosiivskyi district) of the capital. “There were nary casualties,” Klitschko said.

The nonstop locations of the blasts could not beryllium instantly verified by CNN. A heavy fog blankets overmuch of the city.

The caput of Kyiv portion subject administration, Oleksiy Kuleba, said explosions had been heard astir 6 a.m. section clip connected Saturday.

“A occurrence broke retired astatine a captious infrastructure facility. Response teams are connected site. As of now, nary casualties person been reported,” Kuleba wrote.

Two different Ukrainian cities besides reported explosions aboriginal connected Saturday.

Blasts were besides heard successful Zaporizhzhia successful the southeast and Kharkiv successful the northeast, officials said.

“The force is attacking Zaporizhzhia again. No elaborate accusation yet connected explosions oregon casualties,” Zaporizhzhia metropolis assembly caput Anatolii Kurtev wrote connected Telegram.

In Ukraine’s northeast, the caput of Kharkiv’s subject medication urged residents to instrumentality shelter.

“Attention, residents of Kharkiv metropolis and region. Remain sheltered. The occupiers are striking again!” Oleh Synehubov wrote connected Telegram.

Kharkiv politician Ihor Terekhov said Russia had fired 4 S-300 missiles, with 2 hitting the city.

However, Oleksandr Pavliuk, a Kyiv-based commandant successful the Ukrainian army, said the explosions successful Kyiv were not caused by Russian attacks.

“The explosions are not connected with the menace from the aerial oregon aerial defense, arsenic good arsenic with immoderate subject actions,” Pavliuk wrote connected Telegram.

“If determination was a menace – you would person heard the alarm. The origin of the explosions volition beryllium reported separately.”