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Ukraine: At least 4 killed in Kyiv bombing, including 3-year-old boy

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Overnight Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 4 people, one of which was a 3-year-old child, officials said Saturday.

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  1. Russia kills 17 in ballistic missile attacks around Kyiv

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    Ukraine: At least 4 killed in Kyiv bombing, including 3-year-old boy

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Russia kills 17 in ballistic missile attacks around Kyiv (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    At least 17 people were killed after Russia launched an overnight ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv.

  2. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukraine war latest: At least 17 killed after Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and surrounding area (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Key developments on Aug. 5: * Russian ballistic missile attack kills 17, injures dozens in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue * Ukraine's air defense missile deliveries drop by two-thirds, new Russian tactic compounds problems for Kyiv * Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Wildberri…

  3. The Kyiv Independent

    Another overnight Russian attack on Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast kills 4, including 3-year-old child (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the three people killed in Kyiv Oblast's Brovary district on Aug. 8 were a grandmother, grandfather, and their three-year-old grandson.

  4. CBS News

    Child among 4 people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine (opens CBS News)

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    Falling debris sparked several fires on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, in attacks which killed at least four people

  5. France 24

    Russian attacks kill several in Ukraine (opens France 24)

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    At least four people, including a child, were killed in Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding regions early Saturday. Moscow has been carrying out near-daily attacks, exploiting Ukraine’s strained air defences.

  6. France 24

    Russian strikes kill four as Kyiv hits oil refinery (opens France 24)

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    At least four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv and surrounding regions early Saturday. Moscow has been exploiting Ukraine’s depleted air defences to launch waves of drone and missile strikes, while Kyiv has hit another oil refinery in Russia as part of its near-daily…

  7. BBC News

    Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv (opens BBC News)

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    Russia continued its overnight attacks after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Ukraine's dwindling supplies of missile interceptors.

  8. UPI

    Ukraine: At least 4 killed in Kyiv bombing, including 3-year-old boy (opens UPI)

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    Overnight Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 4 people, one of which was a 3-year-old child, officials said Saturday.