Air alert in eastern Ukraine and in the kyiv region

MADRID, 3 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Ukraine has activated the air alert on Tuesday night in all the eastern provinces of the country, in addition to the Kiev region, after explosions were heard in part of its territory.

The Military Administration of the city of kyiv has confirmed that during the night there have been attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles on the capital. Specifically, it would be several Iranian 'Shahed' drones.

"The enemy's tactics continue to be the usual ones and without changes, with the beginning of the night, the terrorist country launched its volley of ammunition from various directions," the Military Administration has accused through a statement, where they have also confirmed that they were not There are no injuries or affected buildings.

The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrei Yemark, has asked citizens not to ignore the alert, and has confirmed that Ukrainian air defenses are working. The authorities of each of these regions have also reported the alert and have asked their citizens to seek refuge.

As reported by the Suspilne radio station, explosions were reportedly heard in the city of kyiv as well as in Zaporizhia and Dnipro.

The attacks come hours after an explosion derailed a freight train in Russia, in the Briansk region bordering Ukraine, with no details given about the reason for the explosion and no casualties reported.