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Ukraine's Defense Forces intercepted all Russian kamikaze drones targeting Kyiv during Saturday night/Sunday morning. The debris fell in Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.

Kyiv, Ukraine
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Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Ukraine's Defense Forces of Ukraine intercepted all Russian kamikaze drones that threatened Kyiv in the late hours of Saturday and early hours of Sunday.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Defense forces successfully intercepted all drones heading for Kyiv.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian National Guard shot down a Russian drone over Kyiv using a machine gun, preventing casualties and destruction

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The defence forces neutralised all the drones that threatened the capital.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

During the night, the air alert in the city was announced twice and lasted a total of five and a half hours.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:15.604Z

Source story: 3922913-ukraine-downs-all-drones-targeting-kyiv-overnight-sunday-local-officials