There have been reports of explosions in the capital of Ukraine, and emergency services have been mobilized.

Three explosions were heard in the center of Kyiv as the Ukrainian government said that it had shot down a number of drones made by the Iranian company Shahed.

The mayor, Vitali Klitschko, stated that ten Shahed drones had been brought down by Ukraine's air defenses, and that emergency services had been sent to the Shevchenkivskyi neighborhood in the center part of the city.

He continued by saying, "Details later," which was posted on his Telegram channel. Independent confirmation of Klitschko's assertion was not available in this instance.

A politician in Ukraine named Oleksiy Goncharenko stated on Twitter that he had heard three explosions around 6:30 local time (04:30 GMT).

At 5.55 a.m. (03:55 GMT), the air-raid siren went off, and inhabitants were instructed to remain in bomb shelters until they received the all clear.

According to what Goncharenko wrote, "Ukrainians wake up not from alarm clocks but rather from explosions." "Many thanks go to our close neighbor Russia! "Good morning to you!"

Oleksiy Kuleba, the governor of Kyiv Oblast, stated that air defense systems had been activated and were "striking targets."

The explosions occurred at the same time that Ukraine requested its allies to supply it with more advanced air defense systems to assist it in shooting down Russian missiles and drones that have destroyed the energy infrastructure of the country and left millions of people without heating during the bitterly cold winter.

According to Zelenskyy, other parts of Ukraine suffering "extremely severe" conditions with power supplies include the capital city of Kiev and the region of Kiev, in addition to four regions in western Ukraine and the Dnipropetrovsk region in the middle of the country.

On Tuesday, it was reported that the United States was putting the finishing touches on plans to ship the highly advanced Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.

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