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Zelensky warns of massive attack, Trump grants Patriot license

7/30/2026

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Summary

Story summary

A Russian ballistic missile strike hit Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least one person.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a massive Russian attack and urged allies for missing air-defence missiles.
Poland scrambled fighter jets and placed air-defence systems on alert after the attacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump met Zelensky and said Ukraine would get licenses to produce Patriot missiles.

History

Historical Context

During the August 9-12 2008 war, Russia bombed Tbilisi, launching more than twenty missiles that NATO condemned as aggression against Georgia. The conflict followed a diplomatic crisis sparked by Kosovo’s independence and a bombing near Tskhinvali on 1 August 2008. Today Russia’s ballistic missile strike on Kyiv revives that pattern, prompting Poland and NATO to ready air-defence systems.

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Story summary

A Russian ballistic missile strike hit Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least one person.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a massive Russian attack and urged allies for missing air-defence missiles.
Poland scrambled fighter jets and placed air-defence systems on alert after the attacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump met Zelensky and said Ukraine would get licenses to produce Patriot missiles.

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