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Russian attacks kill 3 across Ukraine, strikes Kyiv for second consecutive night

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KYIV, Ukraine — Three people were killed across Ukraine on Wednesday in overnight Russian attacks, including one in Kyiv, where powerful explosions hit for the second night in a row.

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  1. Just the News

    Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, kills at least 20 civilians (opens Just the News)

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    Moscow said the attack was in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure last week.

  2. KION Central Coast

    Major Russian attack on Kyiv kills more than a dozen people, mayor says (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Victoria Butenko, Lex Harvey, and Kosta Gak, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — More than a dozen people were killed in a major attack on Kyiv overnight into Thursday, the city mayor said, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was planning an extensive attack.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Russian missiles and drones kill 11 and cause damage across Ukraine capital (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight into Thursday that killed at least eight people and injured dozens as loud explosions shook Kyiv for hours. The attack with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones damaged buildings and civilian infrastructure …

  4. New York Post

    Russian missiles and drones kill at least 13 and cause damage across Ukraine capital (opens New York Post)

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    Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight into Thursday that killed at least 13 people and injured scores as loud explosions shook Kyiv for hours.

  5. Euromaidan Press

    Russian attack on Kyiv kills 13, injures 86 (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Rescuers pulled 17 people from a partially destroyed nine-story building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, seven of them from beneath rubble.

  6. UPI

    Russia hits Kyiv with massive attack, killing at least 13 (opens UPI)

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    A large Russian attack struck Kyiv overnight and into Thursday morning, killing at least 13 people and wounding many others, officials said.

  7. CBS News

    Huge Russian strike on Ukraine's capital kills at least 17, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    Russia has launched its large-scale attack on Ukraine's capital to date, killing at least 17 people and wounding scores more, authorities say.

  8. Jonesboro Sun

    A major Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv as Ukraine keeps striking Moscow's oil sector (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Russia has launched a major drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring many more. Moscow describes the assault as retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on oil facilities. Explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital overnight, with residents…

  9. Jonesboro Sun

    A major Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv as Ukrainian strikes batter Moscow's oil sector (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring many more. Moscow claims the assault is in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. The attack lasted 11 hours overnight…

  10. France 24

    Ukraine: Russia pounds Kyiv in massive drone, missile strike (opens France 24)

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    Explosions lit up the night sky in Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday as Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital. At least 13 people were killed and 86 injured, Ukrainian officials said.

  11. Newsweek

    Russia Bombards Ukraine's Capital, Killing 13 in Revenge Strikes (opens Newsweek)

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    Ukraine's foreign minister said the overnight attacks showed his country needs more air defense systems "right now, not later."

  12. Jonesboro Sun

    Russia lands heavy strikes on Ukraine's capital, killing at least 21 (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring many more. Moscow says the assault is in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. The attack lasted…

  13. CBS News

    State of Russia-Ukraine war after massive attack on Kyiv (opens CBS News)

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    Russia has launched its largest attacks on Kyiv since the start of the war with Ukraine, killing at least 17. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean joins to assess the state of the war.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    Heavy Russian strikes kill at least 21 in Kyiv after Ukrainian strikes disrupt Moscow's oil sector (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Russia strikes kill four, day of mourning in Kyiv (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The overnight Russian strikes came a day after massive missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, where a day of mourning

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Russia strikes kill 4, day of mourning in Kyiv (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The overnight strikes by Russia came a day after massive missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, where a day of mourning is being observed.

  17. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Russia strikes kill 4 as Kyiv holds day of mourning (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The overnight strikes by Russia came a day after massive missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, where a day of mourning is being observed.

  18. Al Jazeera

    Four killed in Ukraine a day after deadliest Russian attacks this year (opens Al Jazeera)

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    At least two people were separately killed in Ukrainian attacks on Russia's border regions.

  19. Euromaidan Press

    Russian strikes kill 19 civilians across Ukraine, including toddler in Sumy Oblast (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Russia's latest attacks killed civilians across Ukraine, with deadly strikes in Sumy, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts and dozens more wounded nationwide.

  20. The Kyiv Independent

    For second time in 4 days, Russia targets Kyiv with mass missile attack, killing at least 26 (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward Kyiv overnight on July 6, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of yet another large-scale attack targeting the capital.

  21. Euromaidan Press

    Russia kills 11 in Kyiv as air defense stops zero of 29 ballistic and hypersonic missiles (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Rescuers pulled 45 people from one Podilskyi high-rise alone, while three children ended up among 27 hospitalized across the capital.

  22. The Kyiv Independent

    Ukraine war latest: For second time in 4 days, Russia targets Kyiv, killing at least 26 in mass missile attack (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    Key developments on July 6: * For second time in 4 days, Russia targets Kyiv with mass missile attack, killing at least 26 * Russia’s largest oil refinery in flames as Ukraine strikes Omsk, 2,500 km away from border * Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl Russia launched waves of missile…

  23. Al Jazeera

    Russian missiles strike Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, for third time in a week (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The attacks have triggered fires in two districts of Kyiv, according to the city's mayor.

  24. WDIO Duluth

    Russian attacks kill 4 across Ukraine, striking Kyiv for second straight day (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Officials say Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine have killed four people, including two in Kyiv, as Moscow kept up its pressure on the capital in the latest phase of the war, now in its fifth year. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who met with U.S.

  25. The Columbian

    Russian attacks kill 3 across Ukraine, strikes Kyiv for second consecutive night (opens The Columbian)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — Three people were killed across Ukraine on Wednesday in overnight Russian attacks, including one in Kyiv, where powerful explosions hit for the second night in a row.

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