Oct 17 (Reuters) - The central Shevchenkivskyi district of Ukraine's capital was rocked by blasts early on Monday for the second time in a week, with Mayor Vitalii Klitshchko saying several residential buildings were damaged.
"Rescuers are on the site," Klitshchko said on the Telegram messaging service, adding that as a result of what he said was a drone attack, a fire also broke out in a non-residential building.
read more1/2 People view the scene of Russian missile strikes, as Russia's attack continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10, 2022.
REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Read MoreAndriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president's staff, said the attacks were carried out with so-called suicide drones.
"Russians think this will help them, but such actions are just their convulsions," Yermak said on the Telegram messaging app.