"The terrorist country, Russia, has carried out massive missile and air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, also using attack drones.
At least 75 missiles have been launched at Ukraine targeting the capital Kyiv, and cities in the south and west by Russian forces, the head of the Ukrainian military has said.
"The terrorist country, Russia, has carried out massive missile and air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, also using attack drones.
"In the morning, the aggressor launched 75 missiles. 41 of them were shot down by our air defence," General Valeriy Zaluzhny said on social media.
A series of blasts had shook central Kyiv on Monday morning, after months of relative calm in the capital city, in the central Shevchenkivskyi district, in what seemed to be a reprisal for the attack on a strategic Crimean bridge over the weekend.
According to Washington Post, the blasts are prompting several officials to issue air-defence alerts and urge residents to shelter.
Kiev mayor, Vitalii Klitchko, reported explosions in the city’s Shevchenko district, a large area in central Kiev that includes the historic Old Town and several government buildings.
Lesia Vasylenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, posted a photo on Twitter showing at least one explosion near the main building of the Kiev National University in central Kiev.
The spokesman for the Kiev Emergency Service told the AP that there were deaths and injuries. Rescue workers are now working in several locations, Svitlana Vodolaga said.
At least five people were killed and 12 wounded in Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, police said.
"Most hits were in the centre of the capital," the police added.
Ukraine's President Zelensky said that there were many dead and wounded in explosions across Ukraine. “They (Russia) are trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the Earth,” Zelensky said.