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Explosions reported in Kyiv.

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Ukraine's Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak said air defense is at work amid a massive air raid alert.

The Kyiv City Military Administration urged residents to remain in shelters.

Air raid alert was turned on in the city at around 3:40 a.m. on May 1. Air raid alert is still on.

Earlier, the head of the Mykolaiv police Serhii Shaikhet reported that Russia may try to hit Ukraine with up to a hundred missiles.

Overnight on May 1, Ukraine's Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak urged citizens not to ignore air raid sirens.

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