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Russian drones attack Ukrainian capital, set central district hotel on fire

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July 1 (Reuters) - ‌Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian ​capital Kyiv with drones late on Wednesday, triggering ⁠a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard and leaving debris ​scattered in two city districts.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali ‌Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said the hotel roof was on fire on the central ⁠Shevchenko Boulevard. Pictures posted online ⁠showed a fire burning out of control at the top of the building.

Klitschko said emergency services had been dispatched ‌to the site.

Another witness said explosions ⁠had been heard in ‌the capital's western districts.

Klitschko said ​drone fragments had hit the ground in the city centre and in ‌a northeastern suburb.

Other pictures ​on unofficial Telegram ⁠channels showed residents crowding into underground ‌stations.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ⁠had earlier warned that intelligence reports showed an overnight attack on the country ​was likely and ‌said he was cutting short his stay ⁠in Dublin.

(Reporting by ​Ron Popeski; Editing by Franklin Paul ​and Bill Berkrot)

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