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☆ Russian oil refinery partially suspends operations after drone attack, as thermal energy plants are damaged in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Olga Voitovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Russian oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region was impacted by a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on Saturday, according to local officials. Meanwhile in Ukraine, four thermal energy plants were “severely damaged” after Russian attacks overnight, according to a statement from DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company. DTEK said that its thermal power plants have been attacked more than 170 times since the beginning of the war. A video surfaced online showing the head of the Belarusian KGB security service alleging the two medical facilities were housing soldiers. Videos shared online showed medical personnel hurrying to move patients and equipment to ambulances that were awaiting to receive them.

Persons: Veniamin Kondratyev, Eduard Trudnev, Trudnev, ”, Kondratyev, Herman Halushchenko, Halushchenko, Serhii Lysak, Lysak, ” Svitlana Onyshchuk, DTEK, Mykola Oleshchuk, Ivan Tertel, Vitali Klitschko, hurrying, Klitschko Organizations: CNN, Regional, Kyiv, TASS, Slavyansk ECO Group, Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Ukraine’s Energy, Facebook, Frankivsk, Ivano, Ukrainian Air Force, Ukraine, Hospitals, Belarusian KGB, ”, Security Service of Ukraine Locations: Krasnodar, Ukrainian, Slavyansk, Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, Russia’s, Ukraine, DTEK, Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano, Lviv, Dnipro, Kryvyi, Rih, ”, Russia, Belarus, Belarusian, Kyiv, “

☆ Poland activates aircraft after Russia attacks Ukraine’s west
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Poland said it had activated aircraft Sunday morning to “ensure the security” of its airspace after Russia launched missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s western Lviv region. Lviv mayor Andrii Sadovyi said the missiles had targeted critical infrastructure, but that no hits were reported in the city. Meanwhile, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that a series of blasts had occurred in the Ukrainian capital, with missile fragments falling in the Desnianskyi district. He added that fire and rescue units were heading to the scene. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Persons: CNN —, Andrii Sadovyi, Vitali Klitschko, ” Klitschko Organizations: CNN, Operational Command, Russian Federation, Lviv, Command Locations: CNN — Poland, Russia, Lviv, Polish, Russian, Kyiv, Desnianskyi

☆ Russia Launches Missile Attack on Kyiv, Other Ukrainian Cities -Ukraine's Air Force
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched a missile strike on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities during Wednesday morning rush hours, Ukraine's Air Force said, with several blasts heard in the country's capital when air defence systems were engaged in repelling the attack. The loud blasts were heard in Kyiv just before 7 a.m. (0500 GMT), Reuters' witnesses reported. Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app that air defence systems were engaged. All of Ukraine was under an air raid alert, starting at around 6 a.m., with Ukraine's Air Force warning on Telegram of a risk of a Russian missile attack. Oleh Sinehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast, said Russian missiles struck non-residential infrastructure in Kharkiv city, the administrative centre of the region.

Persons: Vitali Klitschko, Oleh Sinehubov, Pavel Polityuk, Lidia Kelly, Kim Coghill, Tom Hogue Organizations: Ukraine's Air Force, Kyiv's Locations: Russia, Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian, Kharkiv, Ukraine's, Kharkiv city, Melbourne

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A complex Russian missile attack targeted Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv on Tuesday morning, killing at least three people, wounding several others and damaging residential buildings, officials said. Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Tusk said they had reached “an understanding” to resolve through talks any differences between their countries over grain shipments and trucking. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and France’s new foreign minister also traveled to Kyiv in the new year. Kyiv was the first foreign capital he visited since becoming prime minister again, Tusk said. The Ukrainian military, however, denied it had anything to do with the attack.

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Russian authorities on Sunday claimed that Ukraine tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones overnight, just a day after Russia launched its most intense drone attack on Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale war in 2022, according to Ukrainian officials. Andrei Vorobyev, governor of the Moscow region, wrote on Telegram that the drone strikes damaged three unspecified buildings there, adding that no one was hurt. The wounded included an 11-year-old child, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The attack was “the most massive air attack by drones on Kyiv" in the war so far, Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration, said on Saturday. Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat confirmed later that same day that air defenses shot down 66 air targets over the Ukrainian capital and surrounding region throughout the morning.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin, Andrei Vorobyev, Moscow’s, Vitali Klitschko, Serhii Popko, Yurii Ihnat Organizations: Sunday, Russia, Russian Defense Ministry, Russian Telegram Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Kyiv, Russian, Tula, Russia, Soviet Ukraine

☆ Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, following a mass strike on Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 25, 2023. Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports also briefly shut down because of the drone attack, according to Russia's state-run news agency Tass. The attack was "the most massive air attack by drones on Kyiv" in the war so far, Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration, said on Saturday. Ukrainian air force spokesman, Yurii Ihnat, confirmed later that same day that air defenses shot down 66 air targets over the Ukrainian capital and surrounding region throughout the morning. The Ukrainian air force early on Sunday said it had brought down eight of nine Iranian-made Shahed drones fired overnight by Russian forces.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin, Andrei Vorobyev, Moscow's, Vitali Klitschko, Serhii Popko, Yurii Ihnat, Denis Pushilin Organizations: Sunday, Russia, Russian Defense Ministry, Russian Telegram, Military, Russian, Kyiv, Ukrainian General Staff, Ukrainian, Staff Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv, Moscow, Tula, Ukrainian, Russia, Soviet Ukraine, Azov, Crimea, Kyiv ., Donetsk, Mariupol, Avdiivka, Washington

☆ Five wounded in Kyiv by largest drone attack yet on Ukraine, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An aerial view shows Ukraine's Motherland monument, with its new Ukrainian coat of arms shield, after fresh snowfall on Nov. 22, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukraine's capital suffered what officials said was Russia's largest drone attack of the war on Saturday, leaving five people wounded as the rumble of air defences and explosions woke residents at sunrise. The attack began hitting different districts of Kyiv in the early hours of Saturday, with more waves coming as the sun came up. Ukraine's air force initially said 71 of the 75 drones had been shot down, but subsequently revised the number of downed craft to 74. Its spokesperson said on television that 66 of those had been downed over Kyiv and the surrounding region.

Persons: Mykola Oleschuk, Vitali Klitschko, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Serhiy Fursa Organizations: Moscow, Facebook Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine's, Soviet Union, Russia, Ukrainian

☆ Five wounded in Kyiv by largest drone attack yet on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"The enemy is intensifying its attacks, trying to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians," he said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine's air force initially said 71 of the 75 drones had been shot down, but subsequently revised the number of downed craft to 74. Its spokesperson said on television that 66 of those had been downed over Kyiv and the surrounding region. [1/12]Employees carry items inside a building of a kindergarten damaged during Russian drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Acquire Licensing RightsFragments from a downed drone had started a fire in a children's nursery, he said.

Persons: Zelenskiy, Dmytro Kuleba, Mykola Oleschuk, Vitali Klitschko, Valentyn, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Serhiy Fursa, Max Hunder, Nick Starkov, Ron Popeski, Elaine Monaghan, Jacqueline Wong, Alexandra Hudson, Mark Potter, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russian, Soviet Union, Moscow, Ukrainian

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Russia on Saturday launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv since the start of its invasion, according to local officials. More than 40 drones were intercepted, with several waves of drones coming from different directions, Mykhailo Shamanov, a spokesman for the Kyiv city military administration, said in an interview on national television. The city’s military administration warned residents to take cover, saying: “A large number of enemy UAVs are entering Kyiv from different directions! We urge you to stay in shelters until the alarm goes off!”It was the fourth drone attack on Kyiv this month, according to Shamanov. At least two people were injured in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko.

Persons: Mykhailo Shamanov, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, Klitschko, Serhii Popko Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, Saturday, Ukraine’s Air Force, CNN, Mayor, country’s Energy Ministry Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine CNN — Russia, Kyiv’s Solomianskyi, Solomianskyi, Dniprovskyi, Holosiivskyi

☆ Five wounded in Kyiv by largest ever drone attack on Ukraine, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/8] Police officers inspect the compound of a kindergarten damaged during Russian drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Ukraine's capital suffered what officials said was Russia's largest drone attack of the war on Saturday, leaving five people wounded as the rumble of air defences and explosions woke residents at sunrise. The attack began hitting different districts of Kyiv in the early hours of Saturday, with more waves coming as the sun came up. The prelude to the winter season," Serhiy Fursa, a prominent Ukrainian economist, wrote on Facebook. Reporting by Max Hunder in Kyiv; Additional reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Jacqueline Wong, Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Valentyn, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Vitali Klitschko, Zelenskiy, Serhiy Fursa, Max Hunder, Ron Popeski, Jacqueline Wong, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Police, REUTERS, Rights, Moscow, Facebook, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv, Soviet Union, Russia, Ukrainian

☆ Russia launched its largest drone attack on Kyiv with more than 70 Iranian-made drones, Ukraine's military says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign affairs said the country shot down more than 70 drones near Kyiv. The drone attack is Russia's largest since its invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. AdvertisementUkraine says it intercepted most of Russia's drones launched toward Kyiv as part of the largest drone attack on the country since Russia invaded in February 2022. pic.twitter.com/N7lxwXOidt — MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 (@MFA_Ukraine) November 25, 2023Mykhailo Shamanov, a spokesperson for the Kyiv military administration, told CNN that the drone attack on the city is the fourth from Russia in the last month. AdvertisementUkraine's energy ministry said in a statement that 77 residential buildings and 120 non-residential facilities in central Kyiv lost power as a result of the attack, Kyiv Post reported.

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☆ Ukraine's Capital Kyiv Comes Under Air Attack, Blasts Heard
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's capital Kyiv came under air attack on Saturday and big explosions were heard, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said, but there was no immediate information on if there were any casualties. It was the first attack on Kyiv since late September. "Strong explosions were heard on in the left bank of the capital," Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app, referring to the left bank of the river Dnipro. "Preliminary, air defence was working against ballistic (missiles)." Air alerts for Kyiv and a nearby region were announced just minutes before the explosions were heard.

Persons: Vitali Klitschko, Klitschko, Olena, Robert Birsel Organizations: Kyiv Locations: Kyiv, Dnipro

☆ Ukraine's capital Kyiv comes under air attack, blasts heard
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine's capital Kyiv came under air attack on Saturday and big explosions were heard, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said, but there was no immediate information on if there were any casualties. It was the first attack on Kyiv since late September. "Strong explosions were heard on in the left bank of the capital," Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app, referring to the left bank of the river Dnipro. "Preliminary, air defence was working against ballistic (missiles)." Air alerts for Kyiv and a nearby region were announced just minutes before the explosions were heard.

Persons: Vitali Klitschko, Klitschko, Olena, Robert Birsel Organizations: Kyiv, Thomson Locations: Kyiv, Dnipro

And at least 10 people were injured in overnight missile attacks on the city of Cherkasy in central Ukraine. Last year, Russia began a series of intense attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in October. Ukrenergo said the overnight missile attacks resulted in damage to power facilities in western and central regions and caused blackouts in several areas. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 36 of 43 missiles launched by Russia on Thursday, Ukraine’s army chief said. On Thursday, Zelensky travels to meet Biden, who is seeking to hear a “battlefield perspective,” the White House said.

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☆ Blasts heard in Kyiv, other parts of Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Blasts could be heard in Kyiv after an air raid alert on Thursday morning, Reuters witnesses said, as authorities sent rescue teams to at least two locations in the Ukrainian capital. Missile debris fell in central Kyiv and non-residential buildings were damaged in the east, causing a fire, he said, with two people were hospitalised, including a child. Officials and local media also reported blasts in Ukraine's Kharkiv, Khmelnytskiy, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. In the city of Rivne in western Ukraine, according to the Suspilne media outlet, a partial power blackout was reported, indicating the Russian attack could have targeted energy infrastructure. Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Himani Sarkar, Gerry Doyle and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vitali Klitschko, Himani Sarkar, Gerry Doyle, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Kyiv, Ukrainian, Ukraine's Kharkiv, Khmelnytskiy, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Lviv, Ivano, Frankivsk, Ukraine

☆ Sean Penn and Volodymyr Zelensky: 'Superpower' puts the two men in the center of the action
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Although Penn happened to be in the right (or wrong) place when he was scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower,” which Penn directed with Aaron Kaufman, is the product of seven trips to and from Ukraine. Sean Penn and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in November 2022. His conversations with the Ukrainian people prove equally enlightening, both before the war – when many expressed doubts about Zelensky – and during it. Of course, there are those quick to deride or dismiss actors like Penn stepping off the soundstage and into such roles. Still, if you’ve read this far and might not have clicked on a review about another Ukraine documentary, guess what?

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☆ Ukraine says Russia launches overnight drone attack on Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv early on Sunday, with blasts ringing out across the Ukrainian capital and its region for almost two hours and drone debris falling on several of the city's central districts, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine's Land Forces said that the country's air defense systems destroyed 25 out of 32 Russia-launched Iran-made Shahed drones, most of which targeted Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Reuters witnesses heard at least five blasts across Kyiv, and Ukrainian media footage showed a number of cars damaged. Debris from downed drones fell on the Darnytskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Podil districts, Klitschko and the city's military administration said. A Russian attack killed 17 on Wednesday in the eastern city of Kostiantynivka, according to Ukrainian officials.

Persons: Serhiy Popko, Vitali Klitschko, Klitschko, Popko Organizations: Ukraine's, Forces Locations: Russia, Iran, Kyiv, Shevchenkivskyi, Moscow, Kostiantynivka

KYIV, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv early on Sunday, with blasts ringing out across the Ukrainian capital and its region for almost two hours and drone debris falling on several of the city's central districts, officials said. Reuters witnesses heard at least five blasts across Kyiv, and Ukrainian media footage showed a number of cars damaged. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that one person was injured in the historic Podil neighbourhood and a fire broke out near one of the city's parks. Debris from downed drones fell on the Darnytskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Podil districts, Klitschko and the city's military administration said. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, drone debris sparked a fire in an apartment, which was quickly distinguished.

Persons: Vitali Klitschko, Klitschko, Serhiy Popko, Tom Balmforth, Pavel Polityuk, Lidia Kelly, Elaine Monaghan, Daniel Wallis, William Mallard Organizations: Thomson Locations: Russia, Kyiv, Shevchenkivskyi, Moscow, Kostiantynivka, Melbourne, Washington

☆ At Least Five Blasts Heard in Kyiv Early Sunday - Reuters Witnesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV (Reuters) - At least five blasts were heard early Sunday across the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Reuters witnesses reported, after Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence systems were engaged in repelling a Russian air attack. Klitschko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. He added that drone debris fell onto the Sviatoshynskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Podil districts, sparking a fire near a park and hitting roads. According to preliminary information, there was one injury reported, Klitschko added. (Reporting by Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk in Kyiv; Writing by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Persons: Vitali Klitschko, Klitschko, Tom Balmforth, Pavel Polityuk, Lidia Kelly, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: Reuters Locations: Kyiv

☆ At least five blasts heard in Kyiv early Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV, Sept 10 (Reuters) - At least five blasts were heard early Sunday across the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Reuters witnesses reported, after Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defence systems were engaged in repelling a Russian air attack. Klitschko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. He added that drone debris fell onto the Sviatoshynskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Podil districts, sparking a fire near a park and hitting roads. According to preliminary information, there was one injury reported, Klitschko added. Reporting by Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk in Kyiv; Writing by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vitali Klitschko, Klitschko, Tom Balmforth, Pavel Polityuk, Lidia Kelly, Chizu Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Kyiv

☆ Two killed in Russian missile attack on Kyiv - officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The enemy launched a massive, combined attack using drones and missiles," Serhiy Popko, the head of the city's military administration said on Telegram. [1/4]Rescuers work at a site of buildings damaged in the night by Russian drone and missiles strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 30, 2023. Russia then launched missiles from Tu-95 strategic aircrafts. General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, said that Ukrainian air defences shot down all 28 Russian missiles and 15 out of 16 drones launched overnight. read moreKyiv authorities said several buildings were damaged by debris while officials in Kyiv region reported that 6 private houses were damaged by missile fragments and several people were injured.

Persons: Vitali Klitschko, Serhiy Popko, Popko, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Pavel Polityuk, Jacqueline Wong, Michael Perry Organizations: Press, State Emergency Service of, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv region, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Handout, Kyiv, Russia, Ukrainian

☆ Russia says it foiled major Ukrainian drone attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 30 (Reuters) - Russia said it foiled one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks to date on western Russia on Wednesday, shooting down unmanned aircraft over at least six regions, and destroyed a Ukrainian naval attack on the annexed Crimean peninsula. Russian military aircraft were damaged and civilian aviation was disrupted in the drone attacks, said Russian officials, citing Pskov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Orlov, Ryazan and Moscow regions as targeted. Ukraine, which has yet to achieve a major success in its summer ground counteroffensive, has struck deep into Russia in recent months, including an attack on the Kremlin in May and numerous drone attacks on civilian targets in Moscow. Russia said Ukrainian drones tried to attack a TV tower over the Bryansk region. A Russian aircraft also destroyed four Ukrainian fast-attack boats carrying up to 50 paratroopers in an operation on the Black Sea, the military said.

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Independence Day in Ukraine commemorates the country’s 1991 break from the Soviet Union, but also increasingly serves as a rallying point for Ukrainians to assert their identity and aspirations. Ukraine declared independence on Aug. 24, 1991, a few days after communist hard-liners tried to depose the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and reverse his efforts to liberalize the Soviet Union. Celebrations of Independence Day have often featured military parades and festive crowds wearing vyshyvankas, the traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts. But Mr. Szporluk, the historian, said that Ukrainians see Independence Day not so much as a day of remembrance as one to reassert their commitment to democracy and sovereignty. On Wednesday, Mr. Zelensky took part in a ceremony on the occasion of the Day of the National Flag, which precedes Independence Day.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv faces overnight drone attack; imprisoned activist Navalny calls war 'stupid' and 'senseless'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Natasha Turak Ruxandra Iordache | Natasha Turak | Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's air defenses shot down 10 drones during an overnight attack on Kyiv from Russia, the country's military authorities said. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said there were no casualties, while the southern Odesa region also faced a barrage of drone attacks. Ukraine's air defense forces say they took down a total of 23 drones across the Kyiv and Odesa regions. Navalny is currently serving a nine-year sentence and could face up to 20 more on charges that his supporters say are purely political. The Kremlin meanwhile may struggle to deal with more frequent attacks on its cities while continuing to refrain from fully mobilizing its population for war, the think tank Institute for the Study of War said in its daily report.

Persons: Vitaliy Klitschko, Alexei Navalny, Navalny Organizations: Kyiv Locations: Kyiv, Russia, Odesa, Russian, Ukraine

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