Drones attacked Kyiv early Monday morning, December 19.

“The enemy is attacking the capital. At the moment, 9 enemy UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) have already been shot down in the airspace of Kyiv”, - the Kyiv city military administration posted on Telegram.

It added that the Russian forces were using barrage ammunition from “Shaheds”, Iran-made weapons that have pummelled the capital in recent weeks.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that explosions had occurred in the capital: “Several explosions were heard in the Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of the capital. All services work on the ground. More details later”.

Ukraine has been subjected to frequent and deadly aerial attacks in the 10 months since Russia’s invasion in February.