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Russian bombardment of Kyiv with 28 missiles including Kinzhal hypersonic and ballistic types, plus over 400 Shahed/Geran-2 drones. Ukrainian air defense intercepted approximately 80 percent of incoming threats. Attack damaged 10-15 percent of Kyiv's power generation capacity, killing six people including a mother and two children, and injuring 30-50 others.

Kyiv, Kyiv
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Russian bombardment of Kyiv with 28 missiles including Kinzhal hypersonic and ballistic types, plus over 400 Shahed/Geran-2 drones. Ukrainian air defense intercepted approximately 80 percent of incoming threats. Attack damaged 10-15 percent of Kyiv's power generation capacity, killing six people including a mother and two children, and injuring 30-50 others.

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A Russian drone hit a house where 38-year-old Antonina Zaichenko, her six-month-old daughter Adelina, and her 12-year-old niece, Nastya Nehoda, were sleeping. All three were killed.

Killing four civilians, including a 12-year-old girl and a six-month-old baby, and injuring 29, including five children

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.173Z

Source story: day-1338a-2025-10-25