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Explosions Shake Kyiv as US Congress Advances New Sanctions on Moscow

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The US House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine. Loud explosions were heard across Kyiv overnight on Wednesday into Thursday as authorities issued a missile alert, an AFP journalist reported. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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Powerful explosions were heard in the early hours of the morning in Kiev, after the “red alert” for a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital. Powerful explosions were heard in the early hours of the morning in Kiev, shortly after the military authorities declared an alarm for an attack by the Russian armed forces with ballistic missiles against the Ukrainian capital, an Agence France-Presse journalist in the city found. The journalist …

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Strong explosions sounded in the early hours of Thursday in Kyiv, during a missile alert launched by the authorities, according to an AFP journalist in the Ukrainian capital.

·Montreal, Canada
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The Kiev military administration triggered a "red alert" and asked the population to join the shelters because of a "threat of missile strikes".

·Paris, France
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Powerful explosions were heard in the early hours of the morning in Kiev, shortly after military authorities declared an alert for an attack by Russian armed forces with ballistic missiles against the Ukrainian capital, an AFP journalist in the city found. The journalist reported hearing about ten powerful explosions, shortly after the Kiev military command […]

Heavy explosions have been heard in the Ukrainian capital in Kyiv after a hermálámyrálás varnúðu við yfírvofandi eldflaugaárás Ruslandshers. EPA / SERGEY DOLZHENKOY firvöld urged the public to seek shelter as soon as possible. An AFP reporter in the city said he himself had heard the blast from another train. City manager Vitali Klitschko says housing and office buildings have been damaged in Dniprovsky-hvervinu when the building fell to the gro…

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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