Explosions rocked Kyiv early Thursday, as Russia continued a wave of strikes on the Ukrainian capital. An air raid alert remained in place, and residents were urged to stay in shelters. Debris from missiles fell on the city, but no casualties were reported.

The Patriot air-defense system damaged in Ukraine on Tuesday by a Russian strike has been fixed and is operational, Deputy Pentagon Spokesperson Sabrina Singh said Thursday. A U.S. defense official had earlier said the system suffered an indirect hit from Russian fire in the Kyiv region.

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