Explosions as Russia launches 15th air assault on Kyiv in May

A firefighter works at the site of a tobacco factory damaged during Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 28, 2023 [Pavlo Petrov/Press Service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters]

Several explosions have rocked the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, according to officials, in the 15th Russian air attack on the city this month and the second overnight attack in a row.

“A missile shot down near Kyiv,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging channel in the early hours of Monday. “Air defence working!”