Explosions were also heard in Kiev in the early hours of the morning, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitali Klitschko announced, as officials continued to report Russian missile strikes. from end to end of the country during the night.

“Explosions in the Kholosivsky district of the capital. All services are rushing to the spot,” Mr Klitschko said via social networking sites.

The district to which Mr. Klitschko referred is located in the southern sector of the city.

Wounds in Kharkiv and Odessa

Earlier, officials had announced that there had been Russian airstrikes in the Kharkiv and Odesa regions.

“The enemy carried out about fifteen strikes in the city and district” of Kharkiv, regional official Oleg Sinekhubov said on social media.

In the Odesa region, official Maxim Marchenko reported that “missiles hit the regional energy infrastructure and damaged residential buildings”, speaking of a “massive missile strike”.

According to officials, the strikes resulted in widespread power outages.

Russian strikes on the city of Dnipro (central) and other areas of Ukrainian territory were also reported.

There are no reports of casualties at this stage.