Ukrainian capital Kyiv hit with 'cruise or ballistic missiles' amid fears Russia attempts to encircle the city
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The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was targeted with missile fire early Friday local time, according to an advisor to the country's government.
"Strikes on Kyiv with cruise or ballistic missiles continued," Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine told reporters via text message Friday as the city's population braced for more Russian military action.
A CNN team on the ground reported hearing two large blasts in central Kyiv and a third loud explosion in the distance. Images showed a apartment block on fire, but the cause of the fire is unclear.
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