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Zelenskyy Blames Air-Defense Delays for Kyiv Campus Strikes

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC · How we work

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Zelenskyy Urges Missiles

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russian missile strikes on Kyiv’s university campus and Southern Bridge.
The overnight attacks killed one person and injured twelve, including five university students and staff.
Zelenskyy blamed delays in Patriot and NASAMS interceptor deliveries for enabling Russia’s strikes.
He urged Western partners to supply roughly 350 Patriot missiles each month.
In Oslo on Oct. 20, Zelenskyy reported restored intelligence sharing and a cease-fire in Oleshky beginning Oct. 27.

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Russian Missiles Damage Bridge

Russian missiles damaged Kyiv’s South Bridge, halting traffic and suspending Green Line metro service.
Specialists began inspecting the bridge to assess damage after the strike.
The strike shattered windows at two medical facilities in Dniprovskyi district, injuring no patients.
An ambulance crew hit while responding injured a paramedic and a medical technician.
Emergency teams found a three-story non-residential building partially collapsed with one fatality in the basement.

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Zelenskyy Urges Missiles

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russian missile strikes on Kyiv’s university campus and Southern Bridge.
The overnight attacks killed one person and injured twelve, including five university students and staff.
Zelenskyy blamed delays in Patriot and NASAMS interceptor deliveries for enabling Russia’s strikes.
He urged Western partners to supply roughly 350 Patriot missiles each month.
In Oslo on Oct. 20, Zelenskyy reported restored intelligence sharing and a cease-fire in Oleshky beginning Oct. 27.

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