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Russian barrage hits Kyiv hours after Zelensky warns of impending attack

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A missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv killed two people on Wednesday, the mayor said, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of “massive strikes” heading towards the city. The capital has come under increased attack in recent weeks as winter approaches, with air raid sirens wailing nearly co

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Both outlets foreground the timing of the attack in relation to Zelensky’s warning and frame Kyiv as under fresh threat. South China Morning Post adds that the mayor said two people were killed and notes increased attacks in recent weeks as winter approaches, while The Independent’s extract alone highlights multiple explosions and Russian Tu-95 bombers approaching the border.

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