Kiyv: According to reports on social media and by Interfax Ukraine, early on Friday, explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, and air raid sirens and explosions were heard all over the nation.

No information was provided regarding what had been hit in Kiev, the extent of the damage, or the number of people who had been injured. Anti-aircraft units were reportedly in use, according to the military administration of the city.

According to earlier reports, explosions had hit a number of cities throughout Ukraine, from the country's centre to the south's Mykolaiv region.

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The central Ukrainian cities of Dnipro, Kremenchuk, and Poltava, as well as the southern city of Mykolaiv, all reported explosions after midnight, according to Interfax

Unidentified airborne objects were reportedly headed for the country's west, according to reports on the Telegram messaging service, according to Interfax.
The attacks come a day after the Kremlin stated, in reference to a phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, that it would welcome anything that could advance the end of the conflict.

The leaders spoke for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February of last year.

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The Kremlin insisted that its "special military operation" in Ukraine still had goals that needed to be met. On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the invasion of Ukraine to be necessary for Russia's protection.

That was denied by Ukraine and its Western allies, who claimed that the invasion was an unwarranted land grab by Putin that had sparked the largest land war in Europe since World War Two.

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Despite numerous setbacks throughout the war, Russian forces have been attempting for 10 months to enter the charred remains of Bakhmut, a once-thriving city of 70,000.

As its current primary military target, Russia views Bakhmut as a crucial gateway to other cities in eastern Ukraine.