Russian forces launched a wave of Shahed drones targeting Kyiv; all drones were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses with no impacts on the power grid.
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Russian forces launched a wave of Shahed drones targeting Kyiv; all drones were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses with no impacts on the power grid.
Air defence systems are at work in Kyiv Oblast following air-raid sirens sounding in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, and Zhytomyr oblasts.
Local residents reported the sounds of explosions in Kyiv city and Kyiv Oblast.
Russia attacked Kyiv with Iranian-made Shahed-136 and Shahed-131 drones launched from the Azov Sea in two waves.
All 13 occupants' UAVs were shot down in the Kyiv region.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.190Z
Source story: day-294-2023-02-15