KIEV, October 17. /TASS/. Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klichko said a blast had occurred in the Ukrainian capital’s Shevchenkovsky district on Monday.
"An explosion occurred in the Shevchenkovsky district, in the central part of the capital. All [emergency] services are on their way. Details will follow later," Klichko wrote in his Telegram channel.
Earlier in the day, local authorities declared an air raid alert in Kiev and a few other Ukrainian regions.