Air raid sirens sounded twice across Kyiv and several other Ukrainian regions in the early hours of Saturday after warnings of a possible Russian ballistic missile attack.
Ukraine’s Air Force warned of a “threat of the use of ballistic weapons from Taganrog,” a Russian city near the Ukrainian border.
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The Kyiv City Military Administration urged residents to immediately seek shelter and remain there until the alert ended.
The first ballistic missile warning was issued at 12:44 a.m. A second alert followed later in the night and was lifted by the Air Force at 2:06 a.m.
No missile strikes, damage or casualties were reported.
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