Key facts
- Kyiv was struck by Russian missiles early Wednesday.
- The attacks followed Ukraine's claim of a drone operation against Russia's 'shadow fleet'.
- Two people were injured in Kyiv, one hospitalized.
- Fires were reported in a storage area and a non-residential building.
- A separate missile strike in Odesa injured 10 people.
Kyiv experienced a barrage of explosions and Russian missile strikes early Wednesday, following Ukraine's announcement that its drones had targeted Russia's 'shadow fleet'. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the strikes caused fires in a storage area and a non-residential building on both sides of the Dnipro River, resulting in two injuries, one of which required hospitalization. The air alert in the capital lasted for about an hour. Separately, a missile strike in the southern port of Odesa earlier in the evening injured 10 people, with eight requiring hospital treatment.