Kyiv Rocked by Explosions; Crimea Reports Blackout After Ukrainian Attack

The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was rocked by more than 10 explosions on a Monday morning amid a ballistic missile alert, according to an AFP journalist on the scene. The city's air defenses were activated to respond to the attacks, and residents were urged to remain in shelters.

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The enemy attacks with ballistic missiles.

Simultaneously, the city of Sevastopol in the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula reportedly lost electricity following what Moscow-appointed Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev described as a Ukrainian attack targeting local energy infrastructure. Razvozhayev announced on Telegram that the city was temporarily without power after the "enemy attack."

Meanwhile, fierce fighting persists in Kostyantynivka, a strategically vital town in the eastern Donetsk region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that combat operations were ongoing there, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed his troops had taken control of the town. Kostyantynivka, which had a population of approximately 78,000 before the 2022 invasion, is considered a key position for Russian forces aiming to capture the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.

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After an enemy attack on energy infrastructure near Sevastopol, our city was temporarily without electricity.

Ukraine has denied that Kostyantynivka is fully under Russian control, acknowledging that Moscow's forces had infiltrated the town but insisting that fighting continued. Russia has frequently launched waves of missiles and drones against Ukrainian cities since its full-scale invasion began in 2022, making the conflict the deadliest in Europe since World War II.

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Fighting also continues in Kostyantynivka.