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Russia Torments Kyiv With New Tactic of Nonstop Waves of Drones

The nearly constant air raids, a shift from years of largely overnight attacks, have left residents exhausted and on edge. Computer provides moving image from article: "Surveillance footage showed people taking cover after a Rusian provided drone crashed outside a cafe in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Artem Rudychenko. JB: Pls. refer to original article for the image. By Siobhán O’Grady  and Yurii Shyvala Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times Aug. 31, 2026 Updated 11:42 a.m. ET Russia has turned to a terrifying new tactic in its assaults on Ukraine, launching nonstop waves of armed drones in recent days into busy areas of the capital, Kyiv. The relentless attacks have left residents exhausted and on edge as air raid sirens bellow nearly constantly. With Moscow firing drone after drone into Kyiv, including many powered with jet engines that help them fly so fast they are difficult to intercept, many in the capital have begun to accept that they may be facing a new phase of...
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Russian strikes on food warehouses pose threat of shortages in Ukraine

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Moscow has shifted to targeting shopping centers and food distribution sites, and markets in Kyiv and other cities are struggling to keep their shelves stocked.  Today [August 30], 2026 at EDT 7:05 a.m.   A fire at a mall after an airstrike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Friday.  (Darya Nazarova/AFP/Getty Images ) By Anastacia Galouchka Anastacia Galouchka is a researcher in The Washington Post's Ukraine bureau. She reports from across the country, documenting the war in Ukraine. Russian airstrikes on civilian targets have destroyed shopping centers and food distribution warehouses across Ukraine, raising the specter of food shortages and price hikes as supermarkets in Kyiv and other cities struggle to keep their shelves stocked. Moscow shifted tactics this month to focus on civilian targets, including shopping malls, after Ukrainian drones destroyed major e-commerce warehouses in Russia. Russia initially bombed two distribution centers for Silpo, a major Ukrainian sup...
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Ukraine is preparing for fresh talks with President Trump’s envoys, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.

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From The New York Times Aug. 30, 2026, 12:56 p.m. ET   by Anushka Patil 6, 12:56 p.m. ET Ukraine is preparing for fresh talks with President Trump’s envoys, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. Russia had launched nearly 1,500 drones over a period of four days, many of them jet-powered, Zelensky said, adding that Ukrainian officials were working to ensure that the country has the interceptors required to down them. Zelensky’s announcement comes just days after John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, made a secretive visit to Moscow. Current and former officials said he did so to urge the Russians to cut a peace deal in light of what he presented as the bleak economic and military reality of the conflict.
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