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Russia Launches New Missile Attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv, Other Cities

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KYIV (Reuters) – Russia launched a new missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities on Thursday that Ukraine’s air defences were engaged in repelling, officials said.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents to stay in the shelters. Reuters witnesses reported several explosions in different parts of Kyiv.

Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovy reported the sound of explosions in the western city near Ukraine’s border with Poland.

Air alerts were announced for the entire country of Ukraine.

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BAKHMUT REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 3: The Ukrainian military fires RPGs at enemy positions as the special military unit "Kurt & Company group" hold the first line of the frontline Russian-Ukrainian war on November 3, 2023 in Bakhmut District, Ukraine, the frontline of the Russian Ukrainian war. Ukrainian forces continue to fight to retake Bakhmut, which was captured by Russian forces in May, following a yearlong war battle. Over the summer, Ukraine regained territory north and south of Bakhmut but Russia has held the city itself. (Photo by Kostya Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)

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(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash; Editing by Kim Coghill and Jamie Freed)

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