Explosions have been heard in Kyiv, after air sirens went off early in the morning on Christmas Day.
The Kyiv city administration urged people to go to shelters after the air alert was announced.
Air raid warnings were also heard across other regions of the country, as Russia appeared to be continuing its brutal bombardment of Ukrainian cities and towns.
The mayor of Mykolaiv in the country’s south posted to his official Telegram channel, warning of the sirens.
The Kremlin had previously warned that there would be no let up in its military campaign over the festive period.
According to local media, two explosions were heard in the capital city, one of which was reported to be on the left-bank of the river.
However, there is some confusion as to whether the explosions were caused by missiles or sappers carrying out a demining operation.
Millions of Ukrainians have been left without electricity, water and heating ever since Putin stepped up his attacks on critical civilian infrastructure.
Ukrainian officials are worried that the Kremlin is trying to freeze its citizens to death as winter sets in.
t comes as reports also emerged of an increase in Russian military activity in Belarus.
Russian Mig-31s and an IL-76 A-50U early warning aircraft were spotted taking off from military airfields in the country on Sunday morning.
The MiG-31 Foxhound is a long-range, two-seat supersonic interceptor aircraft that can carry up to four long-range Vympel R-33E air-to-air missiles.
The aircraft is also equipped with four short-range R-60MK missiles and two Bisnovat R-40TD1 medium-range missiles.
Ukraine’s army has repeatedly warned of a major Russian military build up in Belarus since the autumn.
Intelligence officials said that the Kremlin is planning to locate up to 20,000 conscripts to its neighbour.
Kyiv’s military fears that the Russian president is preparing to launch another attack on the capital from Belarus in the coming weeks.
Putin’s initial attempt to seize Kyiv in the spring ended up in abject failure, as Russian commanders were forced to withdraw their troops.
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