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Kyiv Missile Strike: 20 Dead, Survivors Urged to Stay Calm
9/28/2025
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Story summary
- A Russian missile struck a Kyiv apartment block in late August, collapsing Mykola Yakimenko's fifth-floor apartment.
- Yakimenko and his daughter stayed calm as neighbors rescued them.
- At least 20 people died and many more were injured.
- First responders urge keeping water and a whistle handy to alert rescuers; avoid panic.
- Psychologist Liubov Kirnas suggests box breathing to stay calm.
