LIVE UPDATES RUSSIA AND UKRAINE: Authorities in Kyiv have issued an air alert, warning of a Russian missile assault.

Warning: As war continues in Kyiv, an air warning has been issued. Residents in and around Kyiv were warned to get to bomb shelters as soon as possible after an air warning was issued Wednesday morning.

“An air warning has been issued for the Kyiv region. A missile assault is a possibility. On Telegram, regional administration chief Oleksiy Kuleba stated, “Everyone directly to shelters.”