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Posted on September 3, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleRussia launched an air attack on Kyiv, prompting Ukraine's air defense response. Nationwide air raid alerts were issued amid missile and drone strike warnings.
(Reuters) -Ukraine's air defence units were engaged in repelling a Russian air attack on Kyiv, the city's military administration said on Wednesday, as nationwide air raid alerts followed warnings from Ukraine's air force of missile and drone strikes.
"Air defence is operating in Kyiv! Stay in shelters until the all-clear is given!" Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app.
(Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Tom Hogue)
Kyiv's military administration reported that air defense units were engaged in repelling a Russian air attack on the city.
Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, advised residents to stay in shelters until the all-clear is given.
The situation was reported by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne, with editing by Tom Hogue.
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