CNN "Explosions Continue in Kyiv and Various Parts of Ukraine"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on the 24th (local time) that a special military operation would be conducted in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, CNN reported that explosions were heard in several areas including Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

CNN reported that journalists in Kyiv heard explosions in the eastern part of Kyiv where the international airport is located. Social media users also posted that a series of explosions were heard in Boryspil, east of Kyiv, about 25 km away from the international airport. CNN added that it has not been confirmed whether the airport was targeted in the attack.

The CNN team reported the atmosphere on site, saying that "loud explosions were continuously heard" in Kharkiv, the second largest city in northeastern Ukraine. There were also reports of large explosions heard in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine and Dnipro, located southeast of Kyiv.

In addition, CNN reported that two attacks were detected by the CNN team in Odesa, a port city located in the northern part of the Black Sea, and that at least one explosion was heard from a distance in southeastern Zaporizhzhia.

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