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Russian strikes kill four in Kyiv as new school year looms
Ukraine's capital and surrounding regions came under sustained missile and drone attack, with fatalities reported as families prepared for the return of students to classrooms after summer break.
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Kyiv and its outlying areas faced a significant barrage of airstrikes in what Ukrainian officials described as a major assault. The bombardment, comprising both cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, resulted in at least four confirmed deaths across the region.
The timing of the attack coincided with preparations for the resumption of the school year following the summer holidays. The strikes underscored the ongoing security challenges facing Ukraine's civilian population even as daily life attempts to return to normal routines.
Ukrainian air defense systems were mobilized to counter the incoming fire, though the scale of the assault overwhelmed some defensive capabilities. Emergency services responded to reported damage across multiple locations in and around the capital.
The incident marks another chapter in the sustained aerial campaign that has characterized the conflict in recent months, with Russian forces continuing periodic large-scale strikes against Ukrainian civilian and infrastructure targets.