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Russian strikes kill 19, including four children overnight

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC · How we work

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Patriot missile shortage

Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and 12 Ukrainian regions overnight, killing at least 15 civilians, including three children, and injuring 40.
Ukraine lacks Patriot missiles and is racing to develop high-speed interceptors to protect civilians from Russian ballistic attacks.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned a day earlier of an imminent massive Russian bombardment.
A Russian strike destroyed a Pryluky apartment block, killing nine, three of them children, wounding 34.

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Nighttime rescue operations

Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and twelve Ukrainian regions overnight, killing 19 civilians, including four children, and wounding about 60.
Ukraine responded by launching drones and missiles at Russian oil facilities and a training ground in Perm, Samara and Astrakhan regions.
Residents and crews worked through night rescuing victims and clearing debris, showing resilience.
Rescuers in Pryluky recovered bodies from destroyed apartment block, confirming thirteen deaths, including four children.

Blindspot

Ukraine responded by launching long-range drones and missiles at two Russian oil facilities and a training ground in the Perm, Samara and Astrakhan regions, according to the Right-leaning source.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Patriot missile shortage

Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and 12 Ukrainian regions overnight, killing at least 15 civilians, including three children, and injuring 40.
Ukraine lacks Patriot missiles and is racing to develop high-speed interceptors to protect civilians from Russian ballistic attacks.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned a day earlier of an imminent massive Russian bombardment.
A Russian strike destroyed a Pryluky apartment block, killing nine, three of them children, wounding 34.

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