Russian forces launched an aerial attack on Kyiv using Shahed loitering munitions, resulting in multiple explosions in the city's central and residential districts.
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The enemy attacked the capital with Shahed loitering munitions.
Russian forces launched 23 Shahed-136 drones at Kyiv on Dec 19, and Ukrainian air defenses shot down 18.
A local resident walked amid the rubble following a barrage of drone strikes from Russia in Stari Bezradychi village, Kyiv region, on December 19, 2022.
At night, the occupiers attacked Kyiv with kamikaze drones, damaging infrastructure objects and private houses.
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