Missiles strike Kyiv districts, alert later lifted, officials say

Missiles strike Kyiv districts, alert later lifted, officials say

Reuters Wed, July 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC 1 min read Russia's and Ukraine's flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration July 16 (Reuters) - Russian missiles struck at least ‌two districts in ‌the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on ​Thursday, triggering fires before an all-clear was declared, officials said. Mayor Vitali ‌Klitschko, writing ⁠on Telegram, said a storage area was ⁠struck in a suburb in the west ​of the ​city ​and debris hit ‌the ground in an area on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River. He said fires ‌broke out ​in both areas. Reuters ​witnesses ​heard a series ‌of explosions in ​the city. The ​air alert was lifted after about an ​hour. (Reporting ‌by Ron Popeski and ​Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by ​Jacqueline Wong)