There was no immediate information on if there were any casualties, according to Reuters.
Air alerts for Kyiv and a nearby region were announced just minutes before the explosions were heard.
The reported attack comes after Russia said it downed two Ukrainian drones over its territory.
“Anti-aircraft units intercepted lethal drones over the territory of Smolensk and Moscow regions,” the Russian defence ministry posted on Telegram.
It said the incidents happened at about 11pm local time on Friday (8pm UK time).
Putin visits border HQ
Meanwhile, Ukrainian naval drones have sunk two small Russian landing boats in Crimea, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said on Friday, while troops braced for further Russian assaults in the east.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a military headquarters close to the border with Ukraine on Friday as he assessed the state of his country’s forces in Ukraine.
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