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Russian drone smashes into Kyiv school, no injuries, officials say
Children were sheltering inside when the drone hit, and officials said the fire was quickly extinguished with no casualties reported.
- On Thursday, October 1, Russian air strikes injured one person in Kyiv and another in Odesa, Ukrainian emergency services reported, as drones and missiles targeted the capital and Black Sea port city.
- The strikes mark the beginning of Russia's massive fall-winter campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with officials describing it as the heaviest combined assault on the power grid since last spring.
- Presidential defence adviser Serhii Beskrestnov reported Russia's first use of jet-powered drones equipped with a 40-kilogram shaped-charge warhead designed to destroy high-voltage pylons and bridge structures.
- A drone struck Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge, disrupting metro services, while another hit a school in the Solomianskyi district where students sheltered safely, Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed.
- With strained air defences and a harsh winter approaching, Ukraine requires funding for its €5.4 billion energy resilience plan to protect critical infrastructure from escalating aerial assaults.
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The Russian military intercepted and destroyed 199 Ukrainian drones of the aircraft type from 8 a.m. on Sunday to 8 p.m., and reported to the Ministry of Defence.
Russia's attacks on Ukraine escalate as its drones target bridges in Kyiv
Russia's jet-powered drones are targeting bridges in the Ukrainian capital, an escalation after more than a month of day-and-night strikes that have left Kyiv feeling almost like a frontline city.
·Washington, United States
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Russian drones strike major bridges in Ukraine
Russia has ramped up its attacks on Ukraine, targeting major bridges in Kyiv.
·North Sydney, Australia
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The Russian attack of the night hit "a 25-storey residential building", announced on Friday the military authorities of the Ukrainian capital on Telegram.
·Paris, France
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The Pivdeni bridge and other structures were damaged and closed to traffic
·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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