# Explosions hit Kyiv before air raid alert is issued

https://mins.news/en/item/96981

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-12 19:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-before-air-raid-alert-issued/

> Powerful blasts were reported in central Kyiv shortly after 10 p.m. on Oct. 12, before sirens and mobile alerts sounded. The cause was unclear, and there were no immediate confirmed reports of casualties or damage.

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