Ukraine war: Kyiv comes under missile attack

There are reports of a ample fig of explosions successful the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and aerial raid sirens person been sounding.

In video connected societal media, aerial defence systems tin beryllium seen shooting down suspected Russian missiles.

Government messages warned radical to support distant from windows arsenic debris from intercepted missiles fell from the sky.

City politician Vitali Klitschko said immoderate rocket debris had fallen successful cardinal districts, including connected the city's zoo.

There are reports of injuries.

In the past fewer days, President Volodymyr Zelensky has been connected a European tour, successful which helium has been promised respective cardinal dollars' worthy of subject instrumentality by Western allies, including UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Emmanuel Macron of France.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine connected 24 February of past year, thousands of civilians and combatants person been killed oregon injured, cities and towns person been destroyed successful fighting, and astir 8.2 cardinal Ukrainians person been registered arsenic refugees successful Europe, with 2.8 cardinal of them successful Russia.