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Ukraine War: Missile Strikes Kill Civilians
Five people have been killed and dozens of people wounded in Russian missile attacks targeting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and second biggest city Kharkiv, according to officials. Residential buildings were hit early on Tuesday in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, leaving three people killed and another 35 injured. They included two women 40 and 56.…
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Ukraine Shoots Down 15 Russian Cruise Missiles Aimed at Kyiv
Ukrainian officials say air defenses downed 15 Russian cruise missiles which were launched overnight against the capital, Kyiv. According to a senior Kyiv military official, Serhiy Popko, no casualties were recorded from the attack. He said he believed the missiles had been launched by four bombers flying from the Caspian Sea region. The new missile…
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Ukraine War: Explosions Rock Central Kyiv
Explosions were heard in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday. Vitali Klitschko said blasts rocked the central Shevchenkivskyi district and emergency services had been dispatched. According to Kyiv Governor Oleksiy Kuleba, Air defense systems are at work, as BBC reporters heard loud explosions shortly after the air raid siren sounded. Russia…
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Strikes on Energy Grid Causes Power Cuts in Kyiv
Kyiv’s energy operator on Sunday says that scheduled “stabilisation” power cuts have been introduced in the Ukrainian capital after repeated Russian strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure. “On October 23, stabilisation shutdowns were introduced in Kyiv by national energy operator Ukrenergo to avoid accidents,” energy company DTEK said in a statement on its website. The…
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Kamikaze Drones Kill in Kyiv
Russia has hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, with a wave of Iranian-made kamikaze drones – killing at least one person, says Mayor Vitali Klitschko. “It shows their desperation,” said Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s staff, and in the port city of Mykolaiv, sunflower oil tanks were set on fire by similar drones,…
