Barrage of explosions rock Kyiv

KYIV, July 8:  A series of explosions rocked Kyiv early Wednesday, AFP journalists heard, as Russia keeps up its barrage of attacks on the Ukrainian capital while NATO leaders meet for a summit in Turkey. 

A first large blast was heard even before the city's air alert sirens sounded, followed by four more, AFP journalists in the city said.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said warehouses were on fire in one district because of a missile strike, and in another a "non-residential building" was ablaze.

"The enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic missiles. Stay in shelters!" Klitschko wrote on social media. �"AFP