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For second time in 4 days, Russia targets Kyiv with mass missile attack, killing at least 22
Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward Kyiv overnight on July 6, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of yet another large-scale attack targeting the capital.
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UK intercepts Russian Bear-F aircraft after it buzzed carrier strike group in Norwegian Sea
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About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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The new footage was published just hours after another night of Ukraine successfully attacking military targets on the peninsula.
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