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‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks

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What happened

Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Kyivans can no longer pretend it is ‘peacetime’ amid strikes on school, hospital and bridge Valeriya Tkachenko was dropping her son off at school in central Kyiv when the air raid alert sounded.

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:50:59 UTC.

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  1. ‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks

  2. Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor

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  4. Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on three Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic

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