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Russia launched the first Shahed drone attack on Kyiv, damaging several apartment buildings and killing four people.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
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The first Shahed drone attack on Kyiv in October 2022 damaged several apartment buildings, killing four people, including a six-month pregnant woman.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces retaliate with a barrage of strikes on energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:25:47.510Z

Source story: explainer-irans-cheap-effective-shahed-drones-and-how-russia-uses-them-in-ukraine