2 residential buildings hit by airstrikes in Ukraine’s capital amid nationwide alerts

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) – Two residential buildings were hit in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Tuesday, as nationwide air alerts sounded across the country.

“Attack on the capital. According to preliminary information, two residential buildings were hit in the Pecherskyi district. Several missiles were shot down by air defense over Kyiv,” the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.

Klitschko added that medics and rescue teams came to the scene of the residential buildings that were hit, adding that more details would be provided later.

Air raid alerts have been activated across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, guarding against possible Russian attacks, officials said on Tuesday.

Initial sirens were triggered in Ukraine’s eastern and southern regions.

Lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko later said on Telegram that air raid sirens also blared in Kyiv, followed by announcements in the remaining regions.

There were no warnings reported in the Crimea region, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

Air raid alerts are sounded in Ukraine on an almost daily basis due to possible missile and drone strikes, which have targeted the country’s civilian and energy infrastructure.​​​​​​​