OREANDA-NEWS  The explosion occurred on Friday in the city of Cherkasy in Ukraine against the background of an air raid, the Ukrainian TV channel "Public" reports.

"An explosion was heard in Cherkassy and on the outskirts of the city," reads a message posted on the Telegram channel of the Public.

According to the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, an air raid alarm is sounding in the Cherkasy region.