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Explosions heard in Ukraine’s Kyiv, Reuters witness says

By Thomson Reuters Aug 26, 2026 | 8:55 PM

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.

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.

Ukraine’s Armed ​Forces separately issued a ‌ballistic missile alert for Kyiv. 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 ‌and three more ​were wounded ⁠in Zaporizhzhia, officials said.

(Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus and Christian ​Schmollinger)