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Russian missile strike in Ukraine's capital kills at least 2

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Russia has launched missile attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least eight people…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:54:17 UTC.

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  1. Russia launches one of its biggest strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 11

  2. Russia says it launched 'massive' strikes on Kyiv, other areas of Ukraine

  3. At least two killed in Kyiv as Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine

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  5. Russia launches ‘massive strike’ on Kyiv, multiple Ukrainian regions; 11 dead

  6. Russian missile strike in Ukraine's capital kills at least 2

  7. At least 11 dead, 34 injured after ‘vile’ attack on Ukraine on Putin’s birthday, Zelenskyy says – Europe live

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Russia says it launched 'massive' strikes on Kyiv, other areas of Ukraine

Targets included sites ​where the ‌company Fire Point makes and stores Flamingo cruise missiles ‌and medium- and ​long-range drones in Kyiv as well ⁠as regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, ‌Poltava and Kharkiv.

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