Air raid alarm sounds in Ukrainian capital as Blinken and Lammy visit


  • World
  • Thursday, 12 Sep 2024

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive at Kyiv train station, as they prepare to travel to Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 11, 2024. The British Foreign Secretary joined his American counterpart on a visit to Ukraine to discuss the country's military needs in its fight against Russia. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - An air raid alarm sounded for more than 30 minutes in Kyiv on Wednesday afternoon as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Minister David Lammy were visiting the Ukrainian capital along with other Western officials.

The Air Force announced a ballistic missile threat on the Telegram messaging platform.

It said that a missile was moving in the direction of the Poltava region from the northern Sumy region. Sumy regional officials later said on Telegram that the missile had been downed and that preliminary information indicated there was no damage to infrastructure and civilians.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In World

Bangladesh deaths from dengue cross 400 as outbreak worsens
Ukraine's war losses weigh on cultural heart of Lviv
Russia targets Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' missile strike, officials say
Super typhoon Man-Yi set to weaken as it barrels through Philippines
Venezuela says it frees 225 arrested after anti-government protests
Brazil's first lady insults Elon Musk at G20 social event
Biden, Xi agreed that humans, not AI, should control nuclear weapons, White House says
Russians, Belarusian held in Chad return to Moscow, media say
FLASH: XI CALLS ON CHINA, U.S. TO KEEP EXPLORING THE RIGHT WAY FOR TWO MAJOR COUNTRIES TO GET ALONG WELL WITH EACH OTHER, AND REALIZE THE LONG-TERM, PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE ON THIS PLANET
Egypt's state-run automaker El Nasr resumes production after 15-year suspension

Others Also Read