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Live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, tear open buildings in 'massive attack' on Kyiv

Live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, tear open buildings in 'massive attack' on Kyiv.

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Live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, tear open buildings in 'massive attack' on Kyiv. Russian missile and drone strikes tore open apartment buildings in Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack". Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

01 / Confirmed

Known facts

Live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, tear open buildings in 'massive attack' on Kyiv.Supported · Medium-high confidence
02 / Uncertain

Not yet proven

Operational intent is unclear.Public rhetoric may be coercive messaging rather than evidence of a specific near-term action.
Escalation threshold is not established.No independent public evidence currently proves a defined red-line response or planned follow-through.
Narrative amplification risk remains.Threat framing can be repeated without context; use caution in headlines and Telegram summaries.
03 / Claims

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Live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, tear open buildings in 'massive attack' on Kyiv.
Supported
1 source
Medium-high confidence in the current public evidence chain.
04 / Sources

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