Russia attacked Kyiv and Kharkiv with drones on the morning of Monday, March 16, according to local authorities.
The attack in Kyiv began around 08:26 a.m. Explosions were heard almost immediately as air defenses engaged incoming targets, officials said.
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Correspondents of Kyiv Post in different parts of the city reported hearing explosions and the sound of small arms fire, which is often used to shoot down drones.
Monitoring channels also reported a possible ballistic missile threat toward Kyiv, including potential Iskander missiles launches, but this information has not been confirmed.
Later, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported the first consequences of the attack, saying drone debris had fallen in the very center of the capital.
“There is no fire or casualties. The enemy attack on Kyiv continues,” he said.
Videos circulating on social media also show debris from a downed Shahed drone reportedly falling near the Independence Monument on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square.
The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA), Timur Tkachenko, said part of a drone had fallen in an open area in the Solomyanskyi district, while in the Svyatoshynskyi district debris landed in a non-residential area, igniting dry grass.
At 9:57 a.m., the air raid alert ended in Kyiv.
At 9 a.m., Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that a Shahed drone struck the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city, injuring one person.
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