Russian forces launched missile strikes on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, August 11, sparking fires in the Ukrainian capital, according to local authorities.
The city's military administration said fire broke out at storage facilities in a central district of Kyiv, with emergency services rushing to the reported blazes.
Journalists from Agence France-Presse and Reuters in the Ukrainian capital reported hearing several powerful explosions.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on social media that the city was under ballistic missile attack.
A post on X circulating alongside the reports claimed Russian Zircon hypersonic missiles struck Kyiv and that North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles hit Zaporizhzhia, though this was not confirmed by officials cited in the report.
