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Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv School Amid Intensified Aerial Campaign
- •A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv, though its warhead did not explode, and children and staff were safely in shelters.
- •Kyiv faces relentless aerial attacks, with residents experiencing severe anxiety and stress due to the constant threat.
- •Ukraine struggles to defend against Russia's intensified aerial attacks, which include ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones.
- •Ukraine is developing new interceptors and seeks more US-made Patriot missiles, which are in short supply globally.
- •Russia is expected to escalate attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as winter approaches, aiming to degrade energy security and force capitulation.
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A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv while children and staff were in shelters, leaving a large hole and black burn marks on the brick frontage. Fortunately, the drone’s warhead did not explode, and no immediate casualties were reported.
Ukraine has fired long-range drones at manufacturing plants and drone launch sites deep inside Russia, including a recent strike on an Oryol region storage and launch site. Additionally, Kyiv is racing to produce new interceptors to bring down fast-moving jet-propelled drones.
Russia used a new jet-powered drone for the first time, specifically fitted with a warhead designed to sever high-voltage pylons. This escalation aims to degrade Ukraine's energy security ahead of the winter season and force a capitulation.
