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Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine's Kyiv, mayor says

KYIV, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv, sparking a fire at a non-residential building in one of the city's districts, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said early on Monday.
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Yearender 2024 - TOP 100 epa11756240 A view of a fire burning near a car dealership after a missile strike in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 02 January 2024, amid the Russian invasion. EPA-EFE/OLEG PETRASYUK

"All emergency services are on site," Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. "So far, there are no injuries reported."

Reuters witnesses heard a series of explosions in what sounded like air defence systems in operation.

(Reporting by Valentyn Ogirenko in Kyiv and Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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