Explosions Heard in Kyiv Amid Russian Drone and Missile Strikes in Ukraine
Overview of Recent Attacks on Ukraine
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, a Reuters witness said, as Russia was hitting Ukraine with drones and missiles in the early hours of Thursday.
Impact on Kyiv
Kyiv authorities, who earlier issued a drone attack alert, said on Telegram that debris had fallen in the courtyard of a residential building and damage was being clarified.
Missile and Drone Alerts
Ukraine's Armed Forces separately issued a ballistic missile alert for Kyiv.
Other Affected Regions
Kryvyi Rih: Industrial Facility Hit
In Kryvyi Rih, a steel-and-mining hub in central Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown, two were injured as missiles hit an industrial facility
Zaporizhzhia: Additional Casualties
and three more were wounded in Zaporizhzhia, officials said.
(Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus and Christian Schmollinger)
