Information about explosions on the territory of Ukraine appears in media

In the early morning of February 24, explosions were heard in a number of cities of Ukraine, including Kiev.  A state of emergency has already been introduced in the country's capital, but the mayor of the city urged the citizens not to panic, stay at home if possible and keep the necessary things and documents ready.

News of the explosions began to appear in the Ukrainian media on February 24 in the morning. The UNIAN agency reported that explosions were heard in Kharkov, Odessa, Kiev and other cities.

Information about the beginning of powerful attacks on the territory of Donbass has been published as well.

The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Boryspil went live from his Facebook page and said that, according to his assumption, the Ukrainian military repulsed the attack of Russian drones, that was why the explosions were heard. The mayor assured that the security forces were doing their job, and citizens had no need to hide in bomb shelters, but they may face cyber attacks and disconnection of communications.

At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense assured that no missile strikes were carried out on Ukrainian cities, RIA Novosti reports. The ministry noted that there is no talk of the occupation of the entire territory of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin in his address spoke only about the military operation on the territory of Donbass. Despite this, Russia will take measures to demilitarize the country's neighbors.

The Ministry of Defense additionally assured that nothing threatens the civilian population of Ukraine, as Russian weapons are aimed at disabling only the country's military facilities.