Kyiv Rocked by Several Blasts: Mayor

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks to the media during a NATO summit, in Madrid, Spain, on June 28, 2022. (Yves Herman/Reuters)

Several explosions hit the centre of Kyiv on Monday morning, mayor Vitali Klitschko said, with a Reuters witness reporting a cloud of black smoke rising from buildings.

“Several explosions in the Shevchenskivskyi district - in the centre of the capital,” Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. “Details later.”