Air Raid Alerts Throughout Ukraine, Explosions Heard In Kyiv: Reports

<p>Air raid alerts were issued throughout Ukraine early on Friday including capital Kyiv, as per reports that said explosions were heard in cities in widely separated regions. Interfax Ukraine news agency said that explosions were reported after midnight in Dnipro, Kremenchuk, and Poltava in central Ukraine and in Mykolaiv in the south, as cited by news agency Reuters and The Guardian.</p> <p>Interfax reported regional Telegram accounts as saying that unidentified airborne objects were headed for the west of the country.</p> <p>Explosions were heard in Kyiv and the region surrounding the capital early on Friday, Interfax Ukraine and local telegram channels said.</p> <p>Ukraine Front Lines reported that "In Uman, Cherkasy oblast, a high-rise building was hit by russian X-101/555 missile."</p> <p>The British Ambassador to Ukraine, Melinda Simmons, who appears to be in Kyiv, wrote that she heard &ldquo;bangs&rdquo;:</p> <p>&ldquo;Given up trying to sleep. Headed to windowless room with a book after hearing a bang outside,&rdquo; she tweeted.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Given up trying to sleep. Headed to windowless room with a book after hearing a bang outside. The joys of dawn air raids by 🇷🇺 on 🇺🇦.</p> &mdash; Dame Melinda Simmons (@MelSimmonsFCDO) <a href="https://twitter.com/MelSimmonsFCDO/status/1651765611586879488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>Iuliia Mendel, a former spokesperson to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, informed on Twitter that in Kyiv there was, &ldquo;Very loud outside. Noises of missiles flying, explosions.&rdquo;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Very loud outside. Noises of missiles flying, explosions. Kyiv or the region</p> &mdash; Iuliia Mendel (@IuliiaMendel) <a href="https://twitter.com/IuliiaMendel/status/1651764206176182272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>Several such posts surfaced on social media.</p> <p>There were no particular details on which areas had been struck after midnight. There is no information on damage and casualties. As per The Guardian, the city&rsquo;s military administration said that anti-aircraft units were in operation.</p> <p>Earlier, Chinese president, Xi Jinping, reportedly held a &ldquo;long and meaningful&rdquo; telephone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky &ndash; the first time since Russian invaded more than a year ago. Chinese state media reported that Xi told Zelensky China would not &ldquo;add fuel to the fire&rdquo; of the war but that peace talks were the &ldquo;only way out&rdquo; of the conflict, adding: &ldquo;There is no winner in nuclear wars.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a title="" href="https://ift.tt/xrSHNeL" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1598217" aria-describedby="tooltip304037">Zelenskyy Confident Of Close Ties With China After 1st Talk With Xi Since Russian War</a></strong></p>

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