Ukrainian media reported a series of powerful explosions in Kiev

An air alert has been declared across Ukraine, with eyewitnesses reporting a series of explosions. Information about the alert follows from the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation on December 20.

According to the resource, in Chernihiv region the alarm sounds for more than eight hours. As of 07:35 Moscow time, the alarm was announced in Kiev, and then spread to all regions.

According to the Ukrainian online edition "Strana.ua" in its Telegram channel with reference to eyewitnesses, two explosions occurred in Kiev. In addition, local publics write that warehouses are burning in Boryspil district of Kiev region, the fall of debris was recorded.

In the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation information about explosions did not comment.

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Earlier on Friday, the Ukrainian TV channel TSN reported that there were explosions in the town of Pereyaslav, Boryspil district, Kiev region.

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