Explosions in Kyiv: Russians hit Ukrainian Railways facilities

ANASTASIIA KALATUR, OLENA ROSHCHINA  – SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2022, 06:03

There have been explosions in the Darnytsia and Dniprovskyi districts of Kyiv and a Russian missile strike on Kyiv infrastructure.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda; Vitalii Klychko, Mayor of Kyiv, on Telegram

Details: The air-raid siren sounded at 05:01 on the morning of 5 June. At around 6am, Kyiv residents heard explosions on the left bank of the city.

There were at least five missile strikes, including in the districts of Darnytsia (thick smoke could be seen in the area around Darnytsia railway station) and Pozniaky.

Update: Mayor Klychko reported that "several explosions had been heard in the Darnytsia and Dniprovskyi districts of the capital." Relevant services are already working at the scene.

As of 07:47 on 5 June, Klychko said there were no fatalities. A woman who was injured in the missile strike on Kyiv’s infrastructure was hospitalised.

Serhiy Leshchenko, a member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrzaliznytsya [Ukrainian Railways], said that the strikes had targeted Ukrzaliznytsya's facilities.

In addition, a Russian missile was shot down over the Obukhiv district of Kyiv Oblast in the morning.

The air raid in Kyiv lasted from 05:01 to 07:26 and in Kyiv Oblast from 05:02 to 07:25.