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'Mass ballistic missile attack' hits Kyiv: authorities
Kyiv, Ukraine, May 23 (AFP) May 23, 2026
A "mass ballistic missile attack" pounded Kyiv early Sunday, military authorities said, with AFP journalists hearing heavy explosions, after Ukraine warned it was expecting a major Russian assault.

"The capital has come under a mass ballistic missile attack. New launches are possible. Stay in shelters!" Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram.


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