The Ukrainian Air Force detected multiple ballistic missiles heading toward Kyiv and issued a warning about the threat of their use from the northeast.
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The Ukrainian Air Force detected several ballistic missiles heading toward Kyiv and warned of a threat from the northeast.
Several consecutive explosions were heard in Kyiv around 1 a.m. local time on Aug. 22.
A warehouse caught fire in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district.
The Russian missile attack on Kyiv resulted in at least one death and multiple injuries.
One employee was killed in the Russian attack on the railway station in Darnytsia, Kyiv.
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