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‘Massive’ Russian missile and drone barrage pounds Ukraine capital

‘Massive’ Russian missile and drone barrage pounds Ukraine capital
South China Morning Post Thursday 02 July 2026, 02:27 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early Thursday, killing two people and wounding more than a dozen, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive attack”. Russia has routinely launched waves of missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, during its more than four-year invasion, which has become Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. The attack came after Ukraine’s air force warned that ballistic missiles were headed towards...

Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early Thursday, killing two people and wounding more than a dozen, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive attack”. Russia has routinely launched waves of missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, during its more than four-year invasion, which has become Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. The attack came after Ukraine’s air force warned that ballistic missiles were headed towards the...
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