Air alarms sound across Ukraine

War / Terrorism

Christian Baha / MY

2 March

1 min read

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Air raid alarms remain in force across Ukraine amid potential Russian drone strikes, according to Alerts.ua.

Sirens sounded in central Ukraine, including the Kiev region but also in Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kirovhrad, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, and Vinytsia regions.

There has been no preliminary information about casualties or damage to buildings.

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