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Russia continued its barrage of air strikes on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Thursday morning, with debris from downed missiles falling on the city, according to Mayor Vitaly Klychko and a number of officials in the region. The howling of air alarms signaled another Russian missile attack over Kyiv in the early hours of the morning. Shortly before 04:40 Danish time, Klychko reported explosions in the city. “The attack on the capital continues! Do not leave your shelter while the sirens are sounding,” Klychko wrote on the messaging service Telegram. Serhiy Popko, who heads Kyiv’s military administration, said early Thursday morning that all cruise missiles launched by Russia were intercepted and shot down by Ukrainian missile defence systems. /ritzau/Ritzau/