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Kyiv authorities reported finding fragmentation warhead fragments after a Russian drone was downed in Kyiv.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Fragmentation warheads found on Russian drone downed in Kyiv

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Air defense systems operated in Kyiv and several oblasts to intercept the incoming drones.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Air defense forces were operating in the capital during an enemy drone attack.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The wreckage of an enemy UAV fell near a metro station in the Darnytskyi district of the capital.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Debris from the UAV damaged a fence and a separate building of the Darnytskyi depot checkpoint.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

There is currently no fire and no injuries have been reported.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:12.366Z

Source story: 46203