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Pictures posted online showed a fire burning out of control at the top of the building.<br \/>Klitschko said emergency services had been dispatched to the site.<br \/>Another witness said explosions had been heard in the capital&#8217;s western districts.<br \/>Klitschko said drone fragments had hit the ground in the city centre and in a northeastern suburb.<br \/>Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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