Explosions rocked Kyiv: here's what we know.

On the morning of November 28, explosions were heard in Kyiv. The city's air defense system is operational amid a missile attack from Russia.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the Telegram channel of Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

Specifically, explosions in the city were audible around 07:53. A few minutes later, the Kyiv City Military Administration announced that the air defense system was active in the capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko also confirmed this information.

"The air defense forces are active in the capital. Please take shelter," he wrote at 07:56.

Updated 8:18

The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that debris from a missile strike in Kyiv was noted to have fallen in the Dnipro district of the capital.

"Preliminarily, in an open area. No information about casualties or destruction has been reported," the message stated.

Updated 09:00

The Kyiv City Military Administration added that debris from the missile strike was also recorded in the Darnytsia district.

"Preliminarily, in the territory of an enterprise. Several outbuildings and a truck sustained minor damage. No fire. There have been no reports of injuries," the message indicated.

Where the alarm was declared

As of 08:01, the air alert has been ongoing across Ukraine for about two hours.

What preceded this

Recall that since the evening of November 27, Russia attempted to attack Kyiv and several other regions of Ukraine with strike drones.

Closer to morning, military forces detected the activity of four Tu-95MS aircraft that took off from the Olenya airfield in the Murmansk region. They were flying in a southeast direction. Later, at 05:06, it became known that seven of these strategic bombers were in the sky.

Starting from six in the morning, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informed citizens that the Russian military launched cruise missiles of the "Kalibr" type from the Black Sea. Subsequently, explosions were heard in Odesa, Kropyvnytskyi, and several other regions of Ukraine. In the morning, the Navy clarified that there are 4 "Kalibr" missile carriers in the Black Sea, with a total salvo capacity of up to 22 missiles.

By around seven in the morning, the explosions ceased, and the situation became calmer. However, the missile threat persisted, and shortly after, missiles were again detected in Ukrainian airspace. Monitoring channels clarified that these missiles were launched directly from Tu-95MS aircraft, which, as of the time of publication, are still attacking Ukraine.