Russian ballistic missiles rock Kyiv after day of drone strikes against Ukraine's capital
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Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Ballistic missile explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Sept. 24 as air defenses were engaged in the city and Russia continued launching more missiles against Ukraine.
Loud explosions were heard in the city center of Ukraine's capital at around 1:00 a.m. local time, Editor-in-Chief Olga Rudenko said.
Ukraine's Air Force also warned that a ballistic missile was headed toward Kyiv after an air raid alert had been declared in Kyiv at 12:59 a.m.
"I got woken up by the sound of an explosion, slept through the air raid alert. When I checked my phone, I saw alerts for incoming missiles and went to my hallway as a series of explosions blasted out, one of them set off car alarms near my flat," War Editor Chris York said.
Then another ballistic missile was headed toward Ukraine's capital at 1:27 a.m., the Air Force said.
"It was quiet for about 30 minutes until another wave of ballistics came in, I counted eight explosions," York said.
Authorities have not announced casualties or the extent of any damage at the time of writing.
Russia regularly strikes civilian infrastructure and cities across Ukraine in fatal missile and drone attacks.
The prior day, on Sept. 23, a series of deadly Russian drone strikes on Kyiv killed two people and injured at least 43 others during the morning.
Railway infrastructure, residential buildings, and a historic market were damaged in the Russian attack.
On Sept. 22, Russian jet-powered drones struck Kyiv, injuring at least eight people and hitting sites across several districts of the capital, authorities said.
