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Russia unleashes one of the biggest ballistic missile attacks of Ukraine war, Kyiv says

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By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko and Tim Lister CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia has launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks against Ukraine since launching its full-scale invasion more than four years ago.

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  1. The Kyiv Independent

    Major Russian overnight attack rocks Kyiv with ballistic missiles (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Ballistic missile explosions rocked Kyiv as a mass Russian attack targeted Ukraine's capital overnight on July 18, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.

  2. The Brunswick News

    Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Kyiv (opens The Brunswick News)

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    KYIV — Russia launched a major overnight ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, with more than two dozen missiles fired at targets in and around the city, Ukraine's air force said early on Sunday. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said…

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Russia's largest ballistic assault of war rocks Kyiv (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Fires broke out across the Ukrainian capital after Russia's latest missile attack, which used the highest number of ballistic missiles of the war so far. Several people have been injured in Kyiv.

  4. Al Jazeera

    At least one killed as Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Russian missiles struck Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring nine.

  5. Seattle Times

    Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills 1 and exposes holes in air defenses (opens Seattle Times)

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    Russia has attacked Kyiv overnight with ballistic missiles and other weapons, killing one and wounding 16 people, according to local authorities.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Russia unleashes one of biggest ballistic missile attacks of the Ukraine war, Kyiv says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko and Tim Lister CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia has launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks against Ukraine since launching its full-scale invasion more than four years ago.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Russia launches largest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv since start of war (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ukraine is particularly vulnerable to ballistic missile attacks due to a shortage of Patriot air defence munitions.

  8. The Guardian

    Russia pounds Kyiv for five hours in one of biggest ever ballistic missile attacks (opens The Guardian)

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    At least one person killed after dozens of missiles arrive in less than an hour and three-storey building catches fire Russia has carried out one of its biggest-ever ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, launching a five-hour raid that left at least one person dead and seven injured, with fires and dam…

  9. WMUR

    Russia unleashes one of the biggest ballistic missile attacks of the Ukraine war, Kyiv says (opens WMUR)

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    Russia launched one of the largest ballistic missile attacks of the more than four-year-old war against Ukraine overnight into Sunday, according to authorities.

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in escalating air war (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Russia fired two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 16, in an ever-escalating air war that is taking an increasing civilian toll on both sides.

  11. CBS News

    Russia launches deadly, massive ballistic missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine (opens CBS News)

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    One person was killed and 16 others wounded in the overnight Russian attack on Kyiv, local authorities said.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills 1, exposes holes in air defenses (opens The Boston Globe)

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    President Trump has said he is prepared to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriots, the most effective means of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles.

  13. France 24

    Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv after attack on Moscow warehouses (opens France 24)

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    Russia fired two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 16, in an ever-escalating air war that is taking an increasing civilian toll on both sides. The latest with France 24 correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze, reporting from Kyiv.

  14. Euromaidan Press

    Russia launches record ballistic missile barrage on Kyiv, firing over 40 missiles in under an hour (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Russia's overnight assault on Kyiv killed at least one person and injured at least 16.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Kyiv battered by largest ballistic missile attack of war as interceptor stocks run low (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Kyiv was targeted with over 50 missiles in the largest ballistic missile attack of the war, few of which were intercepted, showcasing how low Ukraine’s interceptor stockpiles have grown four and a half years into its war with Russia.

  16. France 24

    Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles (opens France 24)

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    Russia has launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks of the conflict in Ukraine. At least one person was killed and 16 others were injured after around two dozen ballistic missiles struck Kyiv overnight.

  17. The Brunswick News

    Russia hits Kyiv with largest ballistic missile barrage since start of invasion (opens The Brunswick News)

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    At least one person was killed in what Ukraine’s foreign minister called the largest ballistic missile barrage aimed at Kyiv since the start of the Russia’s invasion more than four years ago. “Russia unleashed the largest number of ballistic missiles…

  18. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukraine war latest: Russia unleashes one of its 'largest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv' (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Key developments on July 18-19: * Russia unleashes one of its 'largest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv,' at least 1 killed, 17 injured * Russian logistics centers, oil depot hit as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Moscow * Russia bolsters 'shadow fleet' defenses at expense of front-line dr…

  19. Euromaidan Press

    Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1607: Russia fires over 40 missiles at Kyiv in under an hour in record ballistic barrage (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    The capital's heaviest single-hour ballistic assault killed at least one person and wounded 16, even as Ukraine set three Russian oil depots ablaze in Stavropol Krai and pushed Russian forces out of Kostiantynivka.

  20. Sofrep

    Russia’s Biggest Ballistic Barrage Yet Slams Kyiv as Patriot Stocks Run Thin (opens Sofrep)

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    Russia fired its largest ballistic missile barrage of the war on Kyiv early Sunday, hitting six districts and killing one. The strike underscores a growing shortage of Patriot interceptors as Ukraine heads into fresh peace talks in Abu Dhabi this week, even as fighting on the ground shows no sign of…

  21. KESQ Palm Springs

    Russia unleashes one of the biggest ballistic missile attacks of Ukraine war, Kyiv says (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko and Tim Lister CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia has launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks against Ukraine since launching its full-scale invasion more than four years ago.

  22. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Russia launches missile barrage (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    WAR IN UKRAINE

  23. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Russia pounds Kyiv in major ballistic missile attack (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    KYIV — Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.

  24. West Hawaii Today

    Russia batters Kyiv in one of the largest missile assaults of the war (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded Ukraine’s capital with one of the largest ballistic missile assaults of the war before dawn Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, the third major attack on the capital, Kyiv, in the past 35 days.

  25. CBS News

    What it's like inside Ukraine during a massive Russian ballistic missile attack (opens CBS News)

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    Russia targeted Kyiv, Ukraine, in one of its largest missile assaults of the war over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. CBS News' Aidan Stretch has the latest from Kyiv.

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