Ukraine Faces Continued Russian Aerial Attacks Amid Escalating Tensions
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1. What happened in the latest attacks? Russian forces carried out a second straight day of aerial attacks on Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Friday, hitting more than a dozen apartment buildings and storage depots. The strikes damaged 14 warehouses, 16 private houses, three apartment buildings and 16 vehicles, killing one person and wounding two others. A separate Russian glide bomb attack on the Sumy region killed one person and wounded seven others.
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New York Times27 Killed Near Kyiv as Russian Drone Blitz Exposes Air Defense Gap The strike, on a warehouse near Ukraine’s capital, came after days of attacks that strained air defenses and struck fear in civilians.
PBS NewsHourRussian strike near Kyiv kills 37, in one of the year's deadliest attacks The strike comes as almost constant Russian air raids on Kyiv reach their third day, choking the economy in the Ukrainian capital and severely disrupting civilian life more than 4½ years after Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
ABC NewsKYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces on Friday resumed their drone barrage of Ukraine’s Kyiv region, hitting more than a dozen apartment buildings and storage depots in a second straight day of aerial attacks, officials said.
BBC NewsNearly 400 people have been evacuated after a Russian strike on a warehouse near Kyiv killed at least 37 people, Ukrainian authorities have said.
Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 27 people have been killed following a Russian attack on the Bucha district, close to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, officials said Saturday.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X that a warehouse was struck and that surrounding infrastructure, including residential buildings and a care home for the elderly and disabled, "suffered significant damage."
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Washington TimesKyiv investigates warehouse targeted in attack In a statement on the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a warehouse had been struck in the village of Myla, “followed by a detonation.”
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Russian strikes on the southern Kherson region Saturday killed two people and wounded 27 more, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the region administration, said in a statement on social media.
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Associated PressElsewhere, Russian attacks across Ukraine’s southern Kherson region Saturday killed two people and wounded 27 more, a local official said.
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Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the region administration, said that attacks had damaged homes and apartment blocks, and that one child was among the injured.
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Washington TimesHe said that attacks had damaged homes and apartment blocks, and that one child was among the injured.
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Earlier in the week, Prokudin said that Russia has intensified attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, which is about 70% under Russian control. He also urged tens of thousands of residents to move to safer regions because of the possibility of prolonged power and heating outages this winter.
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Associated PressEarlier in the week, Prokudin said that Russia has intensified attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, which is about 70% under Russian control. He also urged tens of thousands of residents to move to safer regions because of the possibility of prolonged power and heating outages this winter.
ABC NewsRussia has intensified attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, with 170 glide bombs dropped on the Kherson region since July 1 — more than in the first six months of the year, Prokudin said.
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Russia is launching small numbers of fast-moving jet-powered drones in waves in an attempt to paralyze the capital, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council.
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Washington TimesRussia has significantly increased its use of jet-powered drones, and their numbers will keep growing as Moscow sees their effectiveness, said Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office, in comments to journalists Friday that were embargoed until Saturday.
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Russia fired 164 drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said. It didn’t mention missiles, which usually are part of Russia’s aerial attacks.
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Washington TimesMoscow’s forces destroyed 313 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Saturday.
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Russian drone and missile attacks are also taking aim at the power grid in what Ukrainian officials say is an annual campaign to “weaponize winter.” In Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on the Black Sea, where glide bombs a day earlier forced a combined heat and power plant to shut down, officials predicted a winter of extended outages and told people to move elsewhere if they could.
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Washington Times2. Why does this matter? The attacks are part of what Ukrainian officials describe as an annual Russian campaign to “weaponize winter” by targeting the power grid, threatening extended outages as cold weather approaches. The strikes are also curbing Ukraine’s economy, prompting the Ministry of Economy to lower its 2026 GDP growth forecast from 1.3% to 0.8% due to disrupted exports and damaged infrastructure.
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In the southern Kherson region, which is about 70% under Russian control, officials urged tens of thousands of residents to move to safer regions because of the possibility of prolonged power and heating outages this winter.
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Washington Times4. What comes next? Officials in the Kherson region, about 70% of which is under Russian control, are urging tens of thousands of residents to relocate to safer areas, warning that power and heat outages this winter could last much longer than in previous years. Authorities said they will provide evacuation assistance, transportation, resettlement and social support for those who choose to leave.
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01 Washington Times Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi also didn’t offer information on the warehouse targeted, but referenced an attack on the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve early in July, which hit an ammunition depot, killing 22 and triggering large detonations and fires that tore through nearby homes.
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02 Associated Press Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi also didn’t offer information on the warehouse targeted, but referenced an attack on the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve earlier in the month, which hit an ammunition depot, killing 22 and triggering large detonations and fires that tore through nearby homes.
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03 Reuters Russia says it has captured three villages in Ukraine's Donetsk and Sumy regions - Reuters Russia says it has captured three villages in Ukraine's Donetsk and Sumy regions Reuters
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04 BBC News The strike hit a depot storing weapons for Ukraine's military near a residential area.
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05 New York Times Why Putin Is Fighting On, Even as His Problems Multiply There is little sign that public exhaustion, economic headwinds or increased Ukrainian strikes are changing the Russian leader’s view that he will eventually achieve victory.
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06 ABC News Tkachenko said Taras Didych, the head of the Dmytrivka community, was among those killed. Didych was "one of the first to rush to the scene to help the people," Tkachenko said.
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07 National Review A Visit to Kyiv to Mark Ukraine’s 35 Years of Independence On this anniversary, the steadfast hope and determination of the Ukrainian people continue to inspire.
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