A Reuters picture from the scene showed a fire ablaze in a residential building.

"An enemy rocket has struck an apartment building in the city centre, in Kyiv district," Synehubov said on Telegram. "First indications are a C-300 missile. Emergency services are on site. Information on casualties and damage is being clarified."

(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Gleb Garanich, editing by Deepa Babington)