From 1:33 a.m. to 40 a.m. local time on August 1, Xinhua News Agency reporters heard multiple rounds of intense explosions in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Kyiv Mayor Klitschko said in a social media post that the Russian military is launching a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv city.

From 1:33 a.m. to 40 a.m. local time on August 1, Xinhua News Agency reporters heard multiple rounds of intense explosions in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Kyiv Mayor Klitschko said in a social media post that the Russian military is launching a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv city.