Kiev, 24 June 2023 (dpa/MIA) - Air alerts were triggered across Ukraine on Saturday, with reports of explosions from several cities.

In Kharkiv, a city of more than 1 million people just south of the Russian border, a fire was started after a gas line was hit, Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram. Terekhov said three missiles were fired at the city.

In the capital Kiev, missile debris shot down by the city's air defences sparked a fire at an apartment building, Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram. At least two people were injured.

Explosions were also reported in the cities of Dnipro and Kremenchuk, Ukraine's national broadcaster Suspilne Media said.

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