Two blasts rang out close to Boryspil International Airport shortly after midnight local time, with an eerie orange glow subsequently filling the sky. A fuel depot is believed to have been hit.
Russia has struck the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine in Kyiv, which stores nuclear waste. The facility's radiation detector was also destroyed - although a preliminary inspection suggests there is no immediate danger to locals. First confirmed death toll has also emerged - UN says at least 240 Ukrainian citizens have been killed. Woman was killed in Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, after Russian artillery shell struck nine-story residential apartment building.
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