Explosion Reported in Southern Ukraine's Mykolaiv

An explosion occurred in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, according to the TV channel "Suspilne." This follows reported strikes near Odesa and the capital region. The Ukrainian newspaper "Strana.ua" reported fires in Boyarka near Kyiv and at large logistics and warehouse complexes of the ATB supermarket chain near Odesa. Air raid alerts were declared in Kyiv for the seventh time since the start of the day. Russia's Defense Ministry stated it will continue and intensify high-precision strikes on military targets in Kyiv in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian objects. It also accused Ukraine of a massive attack to disrupt State Duma elections, claiming 1,951 drones and eight cruise missiles were shot down.