The death toll in the Russian air strike on Kiev has risen to two and the number of wounded to 54, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

According to a Kiev Independent journalist on the scene, there was a series of explosions in Kiev at around 1:00 a.m. local time on April 24. Additional explosions were later heard around 4:00 p.m. local time.

Russia has fired strike drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles at the Ukrainian capital, the Kiev city military administration said.

At least 38 people have been hospitalized, Klitschko said, adding that a rescue operation was underway to remove victims trapped under the rubble.

Klitschko added that six children were among the injured, as well as a pregnant woman. | BGNES