The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaly Klitschko, said that several explosions occurred in the city center this morning, according to the “Reuters” agency.
And video clips of smoke were seen rising from buildings in the city center.
For its part, Agence France-Presse reported that at least 3 powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv.
She added that the sirens were heard in the city before the explosions.
Before the upcoming meeting
These explosions, the nature of which has not yet been known, come ahead of an upcoming meeting of the Russian National Security Council, chaired by President Vladimir Putin, to discuss the response to the bombing that hit Saturday, the Kerch bridge linking the Russian mainland and the Crimean peninsula.
The meeting will include key ministers, political officials and representatives of the security services and the army.
On Sunday evening, the Russian President accused the Ukrainian intelligence services of being behind the big explosion that damaged the bridge, describing what happened as a “terrorist act” against a major infrastructure facility.
Analysts had expected earlier that Putin would move from the stage of promises to implementation, especially after he repeatedly warned against touching any Russian territory.
Field developments
And the British intelligence said today, Monday, that the Russian forces advanced during the past week for a distance of up to two kilometers towards Bakhmut in the center of the Donbass region.
She added that Russia gives high priority to its own offensive operations in the central Donbass sector, especially near the city of Bakhmut.
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