Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk stated that explosions heard in Kyiv on the morning of January 14 were not related to military activity, air defense work, or an air threat.

Explosions in Kyiv on 14 January were unrelated to military activity or air threats.

Russian bots are spreading misinformation claiming the explosions signal a new offensive from the north.

Russian forces were not undertaking any operations in northern Ukraine at that time.

The Kyiv City Military Administration urged residents to remain in shelters as Russia launched a missile attack on the capital.

A cartoon by Serhiy Kolyada featuring Mykhailo Stefanchuk was published on Kyiv Post.

Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko announced explosions in Kyiv, advised people to be in shelters, and characterized the events as terrorist attacks.