A series of blasts were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Monday morning. Meanwhile, Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday 30 Octomber 2022, cutting off urgently needed grain exports to hungry parts of the world in what US President Joe Biden called a ‘really outrageous’ act.
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Smoke could be seen rising above Kyiv after more than 10 explosions, (Reuters) witnesses said, and electric power as well as mobile phone networks went down in parts of the city.
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Series of blasts heard in Kyiv at 31 oct
KYIV: A series of blasts were heard in the Ukrainian capital, on Monday morning, according to Reuters witnesses in the city, while regional authorities in northern, eastern and central Ukraine also reported missile strikes.
Russia has stepped up missile attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks after blaming Kyiv for the explosion which damaged the Crimea bridge.
Smoke could be seen rising above Kyiv after more than 10 explosions, witnesses said, and electric power as well as mobile phone networks went down in parts of the city.
Ihor Terekhov, the mayor of Kharkiv, said the city has been struck by two missiles which targeted “a critical infrastructure facility”. Blasts were also reported in the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Cherkasy.
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