<p>The Ukrainian air force said it downed its own drone that lost control over Kyiv on Thursday, after a series of explosions shook the capital.</p>.<p>The explosions, which resonated for about 15 to 20 minutes in Kyiv, followed a wave of overnight Russian attacks between Wednesday and Thursday.</p>.<p>"At about 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) a Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial device lost control during a scheduled flight in the Kyiv region... the target was destroyed!" the air force said, adding it was establishing the cause of a "likely" technical malfunction.</p>.<p>At the time of the explosions, <em>AFP</em> journalists saw a drone that air defence was attempting to shoot down, while the Kyiv city military administration said "air defence is at work."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-says-us-masterminded-drone-attack-on-kremlin-1215602.html" target="_blank">Russia says US masterminded drone attack on Kremlin</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>Journalists saw a cloud of black smoke in the air, just as the Kyiv city military administration announced the air raid alert was over.</p>.<p>Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said "firefighters put out a fire on the ground floor of a four-storey shopping centre" in the Solomyansky district.</p>.<p>The fire spread over 50 square metres (538 square feet) and caused some superficial damage but no victims were reported, Klitschko said.</p>
<p>The Ukrainian air force said it downed its own drone that lost control over Kyiv on Thursday, after a series of explosions shook the capital.</p>.<p>The explosions, which resonated for about 15 to 20 minutes in Kyiv, followed a wave of overnight Russian attacks between Wednesday and Thursday.</p>.<p>"At about 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) a Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial device lost control during a scheduled flight in the Kyiv region... the target was destroyed!" the air force said, adding it was establishing the cause of a "likely" technical malfunction.</p>.<p>At the time of the explosions, <em>AFP</em> journalists saw a drone that air defence was attempting to shoot down, while the Kyiv city military administration said "air defence is at work."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-says-us-masterminded-drone-attack-on-kremlin-1215602.html" target="_blank">Russia says US masterminded drone attack on Kremlin</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>Journalists saw a cloud of black smoke in the air, just as the Kyiv city military administration announced the air raid alert was over.</p>.<p>Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said "firefighters put out a fire on the ground floor of a four-storey shopping centre" in the Solomyansky district.</p>.<p>The fire spread over 50 square metres (538 square feet) and caused some superficial damage but no victims were reported, Klitschko said.</p>