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29 December 2022 12:35 (UTC +04:00)

A new wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine has left at least three people injured in the capital, Kyiv, the city’s mayor has said, APA reports citing Aljazeera.

“For the moment, there are three wounded in Kyiv, including a 14-year-old girl. They are all in hospital,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on social media.

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Presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych wrote on social media that more than 100 missiles had been launched towards Ukrainian cities in "several waves", APA reports citing BBC News.

At least two explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv, but it was unclear whether these were caused by missile strikes or air defences.

Blasts were also heard in the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa and Zhytomyr.

Odesa regional leader Maksym Marchenko spoke of a massive missile attack on Ukraine.

Mr Arestovych urged civilians to seek shelter and said the country's air defences were operating.

Dozens of Russian attacks have pounded Ukraine in recent weeks, causing repeated power cuts across the country. The latest attacks have already sparked power cuts in Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk.

"They are introduced due to the threat of missile attacks, in order to avoid significant damage if the enemy manages to hit energy facilities," the DTEK energy supplier wrote.

Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Military Administration in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, said the missiles had been launched from Russian "ships and planes from the Black Sea".

He added that power in the city had been switched off as a "precaution".

Earlier, Ukraine's southern command had issued a warning that Russian force were preparing to launch up to 20 missiles from positions in the Black Sea.

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Authorities in Ukraine say several regions of the country, including its capital, were facing a Russian missile attack Thursday, APA reports citing wtopnews.

Air raid sirens rang out in many regions of the country early Thursday. In Kyiv, the regional administration said that air defense systems have been activated to fend off the ongoing missile attack. Sounds of explosions were heard in Kyiv.

Ukrainian authorities in several regions said that some Russian missiles have been downed.

Thursday’s attack is the latest in a series of Russian strikes targeting vital infrastructure across Ukraine. Moscow has launched such attacks on weekly basis since October.

In Dnipro, Odesa and Kryvyi Rih regions, the authorities said that they switched off electricity to minimize the damage to critical infrastructure facilities if they are hit.