Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv, mayor says

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's air defence units were trying repel a missile attack on Kyiv, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said early on Wednesday after a series of explosions shook the city.

Reuters' witnesses said they heard a series of loud blasts soon after 1 a.m. local time.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and Valentyn Ogirenko in Kyiv; Writing by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Chris Reese)

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