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[Russia massive overnight Assault on Kyiv, late July ]

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from Quora; see also The New York Times Only Truth About Russia Posted by  Anna Magdalena W.   14h 🚨 Kyiv Endures One of Its Worst Nights Yet 💥 Russia unleashed a massive overnight assault on Kyiv, firing 125 drones, 25 ballistic missiles, 10 Zircon hypersonic missiles, and six more missiles in one of the biggest attacks on the capital in months. President Volodymyr Zelensky called it one of Russia's largest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv , once again urging allies to speed up deliveries of air-defense systems capable of stopping ballistic missiles. At least 1 person was killed and 16 were injured , with several victims in serious condition. Air defenses intercepted much of the barrage, but dozens of missiles and drones still slammed into the city, setting apartment buildings, warehouses, supermarkets, and commercial sites ablaze. Residents described hours of relentless explosions. "It was the scariest night of my life," one Kyiv local said after her apartment bui...

Ukraine’s Top General Becomes a Target of Protesters’ Anger

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Demonstrators supporting Ukraine’s ousted defense minister have begun denouncing the commander he clashed with in office, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi. People in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday protesting President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to oust Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who had championed drone warfare. Credit... JÄ™drzej Nowicki for The New York Times By Andrew E. Kramer and Cassandra Vinograd Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times July 18, 2026  Updated 4:40 p.m. ET/  article contains many links Protesters who have taken to the streets this week in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, over a shake-up in military leadership have begun to focus their anger on one man in particular: Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the army’s top commander. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in 2022, Ukrainian protesters had not denounced the military’s senior leadership. But on Friday, thousands of people in central Kyiv openly mocked General Syrskyi. Some held derogatory signs depi...