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Ukraine's Kyiv issues air raid alert, authorities ask people to seek shelter

June 23, 2026 12:00 pm

Source: Reuters

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv issued an ​air raid alert ‌and authorities in a Telegram post ​asked people ​to seek shelter in ⁠the early ​hours of Tuesday, after ​President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned last week that Russia ​was preparing ​a massive attack.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, ‌the ⁠second-largest city of Kharkiv was attacked by drones ​and ​two ⁠missiles, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said ​on Telegram, ​adding ⁠that one woman was injured.