Blasts heard in Kyiv amid reports of over 100 missiles incoming across the country

If you’re just joining us: Ukraine is reporting a fresh Russian missile strike on Thursday morning as blasts are heard in several cities. The authorities have said that the blasts come from air defence systems shooting down incoming missiles.

Qazet.az reports about that. Presidential office adviser Oleksiy Arestovych wrote on Facebook that more than 100 missiles were incoming, in several waves, and air raid alarms could be heard across the country.

Blasts were heard in Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Odesa, according to a Reuters correspondent and local media reports. Power cuts were announced in the Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions, aimed at minimising potential damage to the energy infrastructure.