Kyiv hit with cruise or ballistic missiles, Ukrainian government adviser says

Two large blasts in central Kyiv and a third loud explosion in the distance early on Friday

Ukraine's capital was targeted with missile fire early on Friday local time, according to an adviser to the country's government, Qazet.az reports citing CNN.

"Strikes on Kyiv with cruise or ballistic missiles continued," Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to Ukraine's head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told reporters via text message.

A CNN team on the ground reported hearing two large blasts in central Kyiv and a third loud explosion in the distance early on Friday.