Explosions rock Kyiv as Zelensky warns of large-scale Russian attack

Explosions shook Kyiv early Wednesday with air raid alerts active, hours after Zelensky warned Russia was preparing a large-scale attack.

• Explosions echoed in Kyiv early Wednesday as the Ukrainian military issued air raid alerts warning of incoming ballistic missiles.
• Zelensky said updated intelligence indicates Russia is preparing a large-scale attack.
• Ukrainian authorities urged Kyiv residents to remain in shelters during Tuesday's attack, with the mayor activating air defense systems.
• Zelensky said Ukraine's response depends on partners providing the defense capabilities it needs.
• At least two people were killed in Kyiv in Wednesday's Russian airstrikes, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
• Separate strikes on Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kremenchuk damaged an industrial facility, transport infrastructure and residential buildings.
• The military administration said a fire broke out in a garage complex in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where two bodies were found and two people were rescued.
• Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed strikes on port facilities in Odesa and on sea vessels.
• Zelensky said Ukrainian forces struck two oil facilities and a training ground in Russia's Perm, Samara, and Astrakhan regions, calling them justified responses.
• Zelensky said Russia launched about 70 missiles and drones in one of its largest attacks on Ukraine, killing at least 11 people.
• Zelensky urged stronger air defenses, saying Russian ballistic missiles remain the biggest challenge to Ukraine.
• Ukrainian officials said the overnight strikes killed at least 12 people and wounded 40.