The drone attacks — which occurred around sunrise as residents travelled to work — were preceded by the sound of Ukrainian surface-to-air defences as Kyiv’s troops tried to shoot down the incoming drones. Our report from Kyiv: https://
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Kyiv residents face drone attacks amid Ukrainian air defense efforts
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Kyiv this morning: Russia, state terrorism
📹 #Kyiv this morning.#RussiaIsATerroristState pic.twitter.com/G6qUDKHZy9
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) 17 octobre 2022#Kyiv this morning. #RussiaIsATerroristState
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Zelensky says Russian strikes will not break Ukrainians
President Volodymyr #Zelensky said on Monday, Oct.17, that #Russia had launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks across his country but that the attacks would not “break” Ukrainians.
#Ukraine️ https://
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Drone attack damages Kyiv residential building
Consequences of a #kamikazedrones attack on a residential building in #Kyiv this morning.
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Reports of strikes on Zaporizhzhia and a missile’s fall
It is reported that tonight (~4:30 local time) Russians launched missiles in the Zaporizhzhia direction. The video allegedly shows one of them breaking apart in the air.
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Air Command ‘South’ Air Defense Shoots Down 15 Drones Over Odesa and Mykolaiv Regions
On October 17, from 03:30 to 06:50, the air defense forces and assets of Air Command 'South' shot down fifteen drones: six over Odesa region and nine over Mykolaiv region. In total, in the southern direction during the night, from October 16 to 17, 26 'Shahed-136' drones were destroyed.
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Russia’s power brokers to retreat, prepare for inevitable power transition.
He won't have much choice. As @TimothyDSnyder said, losing in Ukraine is bad, but losing in Russia is worse. I expect power brokers in Russia to pull their forces back to Russia, soon, to protect themselves and prepare for the inevitable power transition. @McFaul
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Russian drone attacks in Ukrainian cities now routine terrorism
while foreigners pay attention:
— maksym eristavi. (@maksymeristavi) 17 octobre 2022
russian attacks with iranian drones like this one became routine in many big ukrainian cities: in my home city zaporizhzhia, dnipro, mykolayiv it now happens regularly.
russia means terrorism. https://t.co/k6IewSyvzkwhile foreigners pay attention: russian attacks with iranian drones like this one became routine in many big ukrainian cities: in my home city zaporizhzhia, dnipro, mykolayiv it now happens regularly. russia means terrorism.
