Kyiv

Explosions also occurred in Kiev, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Odessa and Chernihiv regions.

The Commission of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has completed an inspection in the Distant caves of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. From Wednesday, access to them is again open to believers, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) said in a statement.

The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov commented on the situation around the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. He expressed deep regret that this situation has not been properly condemned by the international community.

According to The Economist magazine, the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine has turned "from a trickle into a stream" to carry out a counteroffensive. According to the publication, about 40% of the $8 billion military aid promised by the Pentagon has been received over the past three months.

Earlier today, sirens sounded throughout the republic.

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of Vladimir Zelensky, admitted that the banker Denis Kireyev, a member of the negotiating group in the Ukrainian delegation, was not a Russian agent. His murder in the office of the President of Ukraine was explained by an error in the work of law enforcement agencies and poor coordination.

The Mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klitschko, reported damage to energy infrastructure and heat supply facilities after night attacks. He also announced emergency power outages in the Ukrainian capital.