Ukrainian media reported an explosion near the city of Cherkasy

In Ukraine, an explosion occurred near the city of Cherkasy amid an air alert. This was reported on January 31 by the Ukrainian TV channel "Public".

"There was an explosion near Cherkassy," - stated in the message of the TV channel in Telegram-channel.

According to the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, an air alert was declared in the Vinnytsia, Odessa, Kiev, Chernigov, Kirovograd, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

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

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Earlier, on January 30, it was reported that there were explosions in the Kiev-controlled city of Kherson.

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