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Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine – local media

April 15 (Reuters) – Powerful explosions were heard in the early hours of Friday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a number of other cities across the country, local media reported.

During the night, air raid sirens sounded all over Ukraine.

Explosions were also heard in the southern city of Kherson, the eastern city of Kharkiv and the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk.

There is no official confirmation of the explosions.

Reuters could not immediately verify the reports.

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Report in Melbourne by Lydia Kelly; Edited by Leslie Adler and Muralikumar Anantaraman

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