Air defence has been responding in the city of Kyiv during an air-raid warning issued due to the threat of Russian drones on the morning of 16 May. A fire has broken out in the capital and debris has fallen onto a road.

Source : Kyiv City Military Administration; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Quote from Kyiv City Military Administration : "Air defence is responding to down the drones in the sky over Kyiv."

Details : An air-raid warning in Kyiv was issued at 06:28.

Kyiv City Military Administration stated that Kyiv was "under threat of a drone attack".

Quote from Klitschko at 06:38 : "Explosions in the capital. Air defence is responding to enemy UAVs."

Details : The all-clear was given in Kyiv immediately after Klitschko's message.

Updated : Later, Kyiv City Military Administration reported a fire in a non-residential area of the Sviatoshynskyi district.

Firefighters are currently working at the scene.

Quote from Kyiv City Military Administration : "There are also reports of debris falling onto a road. Emergency services are on their way to the scene."

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