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Loud explosions were heard over the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday, as the authorities warned of incoming ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n
An air-raid alert had just ended when booms were heard throughout the city at 5:50 a.m. local time. Seconds later, air-raid sirens began to wail.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s air-defense systems were working, the city\u2019s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, wrote on Telegram, warning of the missile threat and urging residents to stay in shelters.<\/p>\n
Shortly after, he said that emergency services were responding to the scene of a fire. The city\u2019s regional military administration said that four people had been killed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Both sides in the nearly three-year war, which began with Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, have ramped up their assaults in recent weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n