Emergency services respond to explosions in Kiev

Three explosions were reported in Kyiv as Ukraine said it shot down Iranian Shahed drones.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated 10 Shahed drones were shot down by Ukraine's air defenses, and rescue services were sent to Shevchenkivskyi.

he said on Telegram. Independently verifying Klitschko's assertion was impossible.

Ukrainian politician Oleksiy Goncharenko tweeted that he heard three explosions at 6.30am local time (04:30 GMT).

Residents were told to stay in shelters until the all-clear at 5.55am (03:55 GMT).

Goncharenko wrote, "Ukrainians wake up to explosions, not alarm clocks." "Thanks, Russia!" Hello!

Kyiv Oblast governor Oleksiy Kuleba said air defenses were "striking objectives."

The blasts come as Ukraine asks its partners to give it with more powerful air defense systems to help it shoot down Russian missiles and drones that have damaged the country's energy infrastructure and left millions without heating this winter.

Zelenskyy added Kyiv, four western districts, and the Dnipropetrovsk region in the center of the country also have "extremely challenging" power supplies.

The US is reportedly finalizing plans to transfer its Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.