Explosions heard in Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities - authorities

FILE PHOTO: A local resident cleans from debris his apartment which was damaged by remains of a Russian missile, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Ukrainka, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

(Reuters) - Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities in the early hours of Thursday morning, officials and media outlets said, with some local authorities reporting that anti-aircraft defences were at work.

Russia has regularly bombarded Ukraine since October last year, striking at a variety of targets. The latest blasts were reported less than 24 hours after Kyiv said 21 people died in a Russian strike on the city of Kherson.