Air alert sounds across Ukraine's east - Breaking The News

Air alert sounds across Ukraine's east

5 March

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Air raid warnings went off in six regions of Ukraine late on Sunday, according to the data provided by the country's Ministry of Digital Transformation.

New alerts sounded in the capital Kiev and the surrounding area, followed by Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions.

This marks the fourth time in 24 hours the citizens were notified of possible air strikes in the predominantly eastern part of Ukraine.

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