Missiles strike Kyiv districts, alert later lifted, officials say


Russia's and Ukraine's flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

July 16 (Reuters) - ⁠Russian missiles struck ⁠at least two districts ‌in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday, triggering fires ​before an all-clear ⁠was declared, ⁠officials said.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing ⁠on Telegram, ‌said a storage area ⁠was struck in a suburb ​in ‌the west of the city ⁠and ​debris hit the ground in an area ⁠on the opposite bank ​of the Dnipro River. He said fires broke out ⁠in both areas.

Reuters witnesses heard a series of explosions in the ​city.

The air ⁠alert was lifted after about ​an hour.

(Reporting ‌by Ron Popeski ​and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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