Explosions Reported in Kyiv as Ukraine Welcomes the New Year

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Authorities in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv reported explosions in the city in the early hours of Sunday, January 1. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said explosions had occurred in the Holosiivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts. “In Shevchenkivskyi district a rocket fragment fell on a Volkswagen and damaged the hood of the car,” Klitschko said. “There are no casualties or injuries.” Kyiv resident Vladyslava Soroka took this footage as air raid sirens sounded shortly after midnight. “Russia sends warm wishes to Ukrainians,” she wrote on Twitter. Credit: Vladyslava Soroka via Storyful

Kyiv Air Defenses Engaged as Officials Report New Year Explosions

Authorities in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv reported explosions in two districts in the early hours of Sunday, January 1. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city’s air defenses had been engaged and that explosions occurred in the Holosiivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts. “In Shevchenkivskyi district a rocket fragment fell on a Volkswagen and damaged the hood of the car,” Klitschko said. “There are no casualties or injuries.” In footage taken by @yorukhunnn in Shevchenkivskyi shortly after midnight, sirens can be heard ringing out in the central Kyiv district. Further clips show projectiles launched skyward from the city. Credit: @yorukhunnn via Storyful

Stewards Tackle Rainbow Flag-Waving Euro 2020 Pitch Invader

Stewards tackled a rainbow flag-waving pitch invader ahead of Germany’s UEFA Euro 2020 match against Hungary in Munich on June 23. This footage by Kerry Hau shows a person running in front of the teams, waving the flag, as they stood for the Hungarian national anthem. As many as five stewards can be seen running toward the person. The incident came after UEFA denied a request from Munich’s mayor to light the stadium in rainbow colours for the match amid controversy over a Hungarian law accused of being anti-LGBTQ. In a statement released on Twitter in which its logo has been updated to show the rainbow flag, UEFA said that its decision to turn down Munich’s request was not political. “On the contrary, the request itself was political, linked to the Hungarian football’s team’s presence in the stadium for this evening’s match with Germany,” it wrote. “For UEFA, the rainbow is not a political symbol, but a sign of our commitment to a more diverse and inclusive society,” it said, adding that it “is proud to wear 

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