Explosions were heard in Kyiv around 5:30 p.m. local time on Feb. 8 amid a ballistic missile threat, The Kyiv Independent’s journalists on the ground reported.

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv around 5:30 p.m. local time on Feb. 8 amid a ballistic missile threat, The Kyiv Independent’s journalists on the ground reported.

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko confirmed the attack, saying that Ukraine’s air defense was working to intercept the missiles.

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