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Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 28, including U.S. citizen

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An American citizen was among at least 28 people killed in a deadly and huge Russian strike on Kyiv overnight Tuesday.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine kills at least 15 and injures 156 (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The main barrage demolished a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv.

  2. Military.com

    Russian Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine Kills 15, Injures 116 (opens Military.com)

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    A nighttime Russian missile and drone bombardment of Ukraine killed at least 15 people and injured 116 others while they slept in their homes, local officials said Tuesday, with the main barrage centering on the capital Kyiv.

  3. UPI

    Russian airborne strikes on Kyiv kill 15 people, injure at least 100 (opens UPI)

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    Waves of Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine killed more than a dozen people and injured and injured at least 117 overnight during an eight-hour long airborne assault.

  4. Breitbart News

    Massive Russian Air Raid on Ukraine Kills 15, Injures 156 (opens Breitbart News)

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    An overnight Russian missile demolished a nine-story Kyiv apartment building in the deadliest attack on the capital this year.

  5. Local News 8

    14 killed in worst Russian strikes on Kyiv in weeks (opens Local News 8)

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    By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Rhea Mogul and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Russian overnight drone and missile attacks on Kyiv killed at least 14 people and wounded at least 55, officials said on Tuesday, in the deadliest strikes on the capital in weeks.

  6. The Boston Globe

    In deadliest attack in past year, Russian drone, missile strikes on Kyiv kill at least 10 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Russia pummeled Kyiv with drones and missiles overnight Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, including an American, and wounding more than 100.

  7. New York Post

    Russia unleashes fresh hell on Ukraine with Iranian-made drones, killing 15 in deadliest attack on Kyiv this year (opens New York Post)

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    Russian attacks on Ukraine have killed 15 people and injured 156 overnight as Vladimir Putin’s forces drastically stepped up their long-range drone strikes on the country using Iranian-made weapons…

  8. KVIA El Paso

    21 killed in deadliest Russian strikes on Kyiv in almost a year (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Rhea Mogul, Hilary Whiteman, Mariya Knight and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russia launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles on Kyiv overnight into Tuesday, killing more than twenty people in one of its biggest attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

  9. WTOP Washington DC

    Overnight Russian attack on Ukraine kills 15 and injures 156 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An overnight Russian missile and drone bombardment of Ukraine killed 15 people and injured 156, local officials said Tuesday, with the main barrage demolishing a nine-story Kyiv…

  10. UPI

    Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 28, including U.S. citizen (opens UPI)

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    An American citizen was among at least 28 people killed in a deadly and huge Russian strike on Kyiv overnight Tuesday.

  11. KESQ Palm Springs

    28 killed in deadliest Russian strikes on Kyiv in almost a year (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Rhea Mogul, Hilary Whiteman, Mariya Knight and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russia launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles on Kyiv overnight, killing more than 20 people in one of its biggest attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

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