Ukraine's capital rock8k8ed by explosions amid missile attacks

KYIV - Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, on Sunday evening amid Russian missile attacks, a local official and media outlets reported.

The air defense was operating near the capital and the debris from the destroyed missile hit an apartment block in Kyiv's northern Obolonskyi district, said the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko on social media.

There were no immediate reports of casualties, said Klitschko.

Air raid alert was declared in Kyiv and five regions in northern, central and northeastern Ukraine during the attacks, according to media reports.