Overnight Russian attack triggers fires in Ukrainian capital Kyiv


July 26 (Reuters) - ⁠The Ukrainian capital Kyiv came ⁠under attack from Russian forces ‌early on Sunday, with falling debris triggering fires in at least three districts, Mayor ​Vitali Klitschko said.

Ukraine's air ⁠force said Russian ⁠forces had targeted the capital with ⁠ballistic ‌missiles. But an air alert was lifted after ⁠about 50 minutes and the air ​force ‌rescinded its warning of missile deployment.

Klitschko ⁠said ​one blaze had broken out on the seventh and eighth floors ⁠of a multi-storey apartment block ​in a central district. Unofficial online channels showed fires in different parts ⁠of the city.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Reuters witnesses said they had heard repeated explosions.

President ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy had ⁠warned on Friday that new Russian ​attacks were likely over ‌the next 48 ​hours.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr KozhukharEditing by Rod Nickel)

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