Ukraine authorities report missile attack on Kyiv

In this handout photograph taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on April 23, 2025, rescuers evacuate a wounded person following a drone attack in the town of Marhanets, in Dnipropetrovsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A Russian drone struck a bus transporting workers in the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk early Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding dozens more, the region’s governor said. The drone attack occurred a day before an alert about an ‘enemy missile’ attack on Kyiv was issued. — Photo from Agence France-Presse

Ukrainian authorities issued an alert for an “enemy missile” attack on Kyiv early Thursday and AFP journalists heard explosions across the capital.

Flights of drones could also be heard across the city. City mayor Vitali Klitschko said that a three-year-old child had been taken to hospital.

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“Kyiv is being attacked by enemy missiles,” the city’s military authorities said in a post on Telegram. They said damage had been reported in at least two districts and called on residents to take shelter.

Kyiv was last hit by missiles on April 5 when at least three people were wounded.

It has been the target of sporadic attacks since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.