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Kyiv residents flee to shelters amid holiday strikes

December 27, 2025

Russian drone and missile attacks forced many Ukrainians into air raid shelters during the holidays. Kyiv accused Moscow of sowing "chaos" ahead of key talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump.

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Explosions rocked Kyiv overnight as Russia launched a massive drone attack during the holiday season.

Families sheltered in metro stations as air raid alerts lasted nearly 10 hours.

Falling debris hit apartment blocks, injuring dozens of people and sparking fires. Power outages left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and heat amid freezing temperatures.

Gasia Ohanes
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