Explosions were heard in Kharkiv during an air alert, a guided aerial bomb (UAB) hit the city's Slobidsky district, Ukrinform reported, citing BTA.
The mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov, informed about the explosions on his Telegram channel.
"Explosions were heard in Kharkiv. Be careful - there may be more planning bomb launches”, he wrote.
The information was later confirmed by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Sinekhubov.
"The attackers are attacking Kharkiv and the suburbs: stay in the shelters, there is a danger of repeated strikes,” he said in Telegram.
"According to preliminary data, it is confirmed that a controlled bomb hit the Slobidsky district in Kharkiv. The relevant services have arrived at the scene of the accident, the information about the damage is being clarified, he added.
According to the mayor of the city, the explosion took place near a tall building. The blast wave broke several windows. So far, no injuries have been reported.
In the first minutes of today's Sunday, explosions were heard in Kiev, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA, citing eyewitnesses.
This came after the Ukrainian Air Force reported that several Russian drones had targeted the Ukrainian capital.
The explosions sounded like the result of the work of air defense units, eyewitnesses told Reuters.
Kiev, the region around the capital and the eastern half of Ukraine are on airstrike alert, according to warnings issued by the Air Force of Ukraine.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky, said that there are reports of the preparation of North Korean troops to fight alongside Russian forces, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
"We have numerous reports of North Korean soldiers preparing to participate in combat operations alongside Russian forces,” Sirsky wrote on Facebook of his conversation with Christopher Cavoli, a senior US general who commands NATO forces in Europe.
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Syrsky said that the situation on the front lines of the war with Russia, which has been going on for more than two and a half years now, remains "difficult and shows signs of escalation.
The United States will send more than 500 interceptor missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks, speeding up the delivery of military aid that Washington provides to the war-ravaged country, reported the "Wall Street Journal", quoted by BTA. >
Citing an unnamed Pentagon official, the newspaper said that before the US presidential election, in which former Republican President Donald Trump defeated his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, the US administration sought to provide the rest of its aid for Ukraine until April.
The supply of interceptors for the missile system "Patriot" and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Defense System (NASAMS), should meet Ukraine's air defense needs for the period until the end of this year, the newspaper reported, citing an unnamed US official.
Reuters could not independently verify the information of the "Wall Street Journal", the agency notes.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyi's office, Ukraine's defense ministry, the Pentagon and the US State Department did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
On Friday, President Joe Biden's administration said it would allow U.S. defense contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair weapons provided by the Pentagon, a significant advance on a policy aimed at helping Kiev's fight against Russia, Reuters points out.