Ukrainian media reported explosions in Kharkiv

Explosions went off in Kharkiv amid an air alert. This was reported on December 18 by the Ukrainian publication "Public".

"An explosion was heard in Kharkiv <...> A new series of explosions in Kharkiv, our correspondents inform," - stated in a message in the Telegram-channel.

According to the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, an air alert has been declared in Kiev, Chernigov, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

The Russian Defense Ministry did not comment on the information about the explosions.

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