Air raid alerts sound all over Ukraine, including capital Kyiv

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) – Air raid alerts sounded all over Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, on Friday due to Russian airstrikes.

Local authorities in the cities of Kyiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, and Kriviy Rih reported blasts and damages after the attacks.

Oleg Sinegubov, head of Kharkiv city administration, said on Telegram that the city was "completely de-electrified" after the raids, and that "objects of critical infrastructure were hit."

Governors of Ukrainian regions and military officials through public communication channels urged residents to take shelter.

No warnings were reported in the Crimea region, which Russia annexed in 2014.

Air raid alerts sound in Ukraine almost on a daily basis due to missile and drone strikes that have targeted the country’s civilian and energy infrastructure, and increased dramatically after an explosion on Oct. 8 damaged Russia's key Kerch Bridge connecting the country with the Crimean peninsula.