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Explosions heard in Kyiv, Cherkasy oblasts, city of Kyiv amid Russian missile attack

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At least ten loud explosions sounded in Kyiv overnight on May 16, as reported by Kyiv Independent journalists.

Local Telegram channels reported explosions in Kyiv and Cherkasy oblasts.

Ukraine's Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak said air defense is at work.

Air raid alert is on in all Ukrainian regions due to the threat of missile attacks.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called upon the EU to take action against Ukraine's conscription practices in an interview with Origo published on July 15, amid an ongoing dispute with Kyiv over the death of a Ukrainian conscript of Hungarian ethnicity.

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