UPDATE 2 - Air Raid Sirens Go Off In Several Regions Of Ukraine, Including Kiev - Authorities

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 28th May, 2023) Air raid warnings were issued in multiple regions of Ukraine late on Saturday night, including Kiev, according to air raid data from the country's Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Air raid sirens went off in the Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kiev, as well as the Ukraine-controlled parts of Kherson region, shortly after midnight, the ministry's online map showed.

Later in the night, an air raid alert was issued in Ukraine's capital of Kiev, as well as in the regions of Zhytomyr and Sumy. Air raid sirens also went off in the regions of Cherkasy, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava and Vinnytsia.

Ukrainian media reported that explosions were heard in Kiev, as well as the regions of Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Sumy overnight.

Precision strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure have been carried out by Russia since October 10 (two days after the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge).

In February, the head of Ukrainian power grid operator Ukrenergo said that direct damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure caused by Russian strikes may amount to hundreds of millions of Dollars, with economic losses ranging in billions.