Russian forces launched a missile and drone attack on Ukraine, triggering air defense systems in Kyiv and several oblasts.
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Oleksii Kuleba reported that air defense was working in Kyiv Oblast during a Russian missile attack.
Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Kyiv on Dec. 31 last year, damaging a building of the Taras Shevchenko National University
On Dec. 31 a Russian cruise missile hit a hotel across the street from Sofia's dance club in Kyiv.
A rocket attack on Protasiv Yar in Kyiv left 11 victims known.
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