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"‘Coffins Are Already Coming’: The Toll of Russia’s Chaotic Draft"
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Kyiv Rocked by Explosions From ‘Kamikaze’ Drones
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KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv was hit by drone strikes on Monday morning, a Ukrainian official said, with two loud explosions echoing through the center of the city, in a continuation of Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian cities that intensified last week.
The explosions were the loudest in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, since a flurry of strikes on Oct. 10 were launched in retaliation for an explosion on a strategic bridge and in response to Ukraine’s battlefield gains in a counteroffensive.
“The Russians think that this will help them but these actions look more like agony,” said Andriy Yermak, a top adviser to Ukraine’s president.
The Russian attack one week ago was one of the broadest in months, which President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said intentionally targeted civilians and power infrastructure. Missiles hit cities across the country in the Oct. 10 strikes, killing at least 19 people.
The latest attack on Kyiv came just as many people were preparing for work and children were just waking up for their school day, as education has returned to in-person classes this autumn. Instead of heading to classrooms, the children of the capital city, some already dressed in their school uniforms, made their way to basement shelters to wait out the threat.
The humming noise of an engine passed relatively slowly over the city in the still of the morning between the blasts, a telltale sign of a drone arriving in the capital. Air raid sirens went off about 10 minutes before the attacks.
In streets near the site of one strike, an acrid smoke wafted about. The upper stories of an office building were burning and debris, broken glass and documents littered the pavement nearby. The building appeared to have been empty when it was hit shortly after 6 a.m.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, in a post on Telegram, confirmed that a strike had hit the central Shevchenko district, the same part of central Kyiv targeted one week ago. He urged residents to stay in shelters.
Austin Ramzy contributed reporting.
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