Kyiv Explosions Injure 4 After Russia Fires 800 Drones in 4 Days
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 1
Kyiv Explosions Injure 4 After Russia Fires 800 Drones in 4 Days
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 1
Summary
Four people, including two children, were injured in early Tuesday explosions in Kyiv after Ukraine’s air force warned of inbound high-speed targets and authorities urged residents to seek shelter.
Air raid alerts covered most of Ukraine as Kyiv faced more daytime and overnight attacks, extending a barrage in which Russia launched 800 jet-powered drones over the previous four days.
Ukraine is racing to counter the faster strikes with interceptor drones; Volodymyr Zelenskyy said four companies have developed systems and one has shown the most successful technology.
The wider war pressure also spread beyond Ukraine: NATO scrambled fighter jets near Latvia’s border, while Russia reported a drone threat in Leningrad and a strike on a Wildberries warehouse in Ekaterinburg.
At a G20 meeting in North Carolina, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russia’s finance minister no economic relief or agreements were possible until the war ends, as Britain doubled sanctions-breach fines to 100%.