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Russian Firms Fund Plant Defense; Kyiv Hit by Hypersonic Missile

5/27/2026

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Russian industrial firms pledged to fund heavier weapons and electronic-warfare systems to protect plants from Ukrainian drone attacks.
Alexander Shokhin asked President Vladimir Putin for a financing fund and tax-penalty deferrals, noting that the Kremlin had authorized private security firms to guard industrial sites, though he warned frequent redeployments weaken defenses.
Rescuers in Kyiv reported two deaths and ninety-one injuries after Russian strikes that included an Oreshnik hypersonic missile.

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Russian industrial firms pledged to fund heavier weapons and electronic-warfare systems to protect plants from Ukrainian drone attacks.
Alexander Shokhin asked President Vladimir Putin for a financing fund and tax-penalty deferrals, noting that the Kremlin had authorized private security firms to guard industrial sites, though he warned frequent redeployments weaken defenses.
Rescuers in Kyiv reported two deaths and ninety-one injuries after Russian strikes that included an Oreshnik hypersonic missile.