A series of explosions was heard shortly after midnight in the Ukrainian capital, according to an Agence France-Presse journalist, after the air force warned that missiles were approaching Kyiv.
"Air defence systems are operating in the capital. The enemy is attacking Kyiv with ballistic missiles," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.
Fires broke out at three locations in the Holosiivskyi district, in the southern part of the city, according to the mayor.
No injuries were reported, Klitschko and Kyiv military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko said.
Air raid sirens sounded across the Ukrainian capital before at least six explosions were heard. The alert was lifted after approximately 50 minutes.
Meanwhile, in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, 11 people were injured in Russian drone strikes, according to emergency services.
A further six people were injured outside Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city before the war, according to regional military administration head Oleh Syniehubov.
The latest Russian attack came just hours after leaders of countries belonging to the so-called "coalition of the willing", allies of Ukraine, met in Paris to increase support for Kyiv and intensify pressure on Moscow.
At the meeting, nine European countries announced the creation of a "purely defensive" alliance aimed at developing anti-ballistic missile capabilities in Europe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it as a "historic day for all of us."
Zelenskyy has repeatedly urged allies to provide additional air defence resources to counter the ballistic and hypersonic missiles that strike Ukraine on a near-daily basis, amid reports of ammunition shortages for US-made Patriot systems.
Since June, Kyiv has faced increasingly frequent attacks involving larger numbers of missiles, particularly ballistic missiles, which travel faster and are more difficult to intercept than cruise missiles.
Thirty people were killed in what Kyiv authorities described as an unprecedented Russian bombardment during the night of 1-2 July.
Source: CNA
