Kyiv Under Siege: Morning Air Defense Blasts Shake Capital

New blasts were heard in Kyiv on Monday morning, believed to be air defense systems repelling an air attack. The capital and the country were under air raid alerts amidst warnings from Ukraine's air force of a large-scale Russian attack.

New blasts were heard on approach to Kyiv during morning hours on Monday in what sounded like air defence systems engaged in repelling an air attack, Reuters witnesses said.

The blasts in the Ukrainian capital followed several earlier waves of attacks and explosions. Kyiv and the rest of the country were under air raid alerts with Ukraine's air force warning of a large-scale Russian attack.

(With inputs from agencies.)