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Russia continues barrage on Ukrainian cities, one dead west of Kyiv

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Russian forces carried out several attacks on Ukrainian cities on September 17, including a strike near Kyiv that killed one person in an industrial park west of the city. The attacks expanded to daylight hours, hitting targets such as a market in Zaporizhzhia and causing fires and injuries in Dnipro. In Moscow, Russian officials reported downing 29 Ukrainian drones attempting to target the city.
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On September 17, Russian forces continued attacking Ukrainian cities, including a strike on an industrial park near Korosten, west of Kyiv, which killed one person. This marks a shift in Russian tactics as attacks are now happening during daylight hours rather than exclusively at night. In Kyiv, air alerts were issued throughout the day, and a non-residential building was struck, injuring one person according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Additionally, Zaporizhzhia experienced an attack on a market that caused significant damage but no reported casualties. A separate incident in Dnipro led to two injuries from a fire ignited by Russian forces. Meanwhile, in Moscow, 29 Ukrainian drones were reportedly intercepted and destroyed according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's statements.

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Russian NORP · 6× Ukrainian NORP · 5× Kyiv GPE · 2× Moscow GPE · 2× Russia GPE · 2× Korosten GPE · 1× Vitali Bunechko PERSON · 1× Vitali Klitschko PERSON · 1× Zaporizhzhia GPE · 1× Zhytomyr GPE · 1×

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The head of Russian-held parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Region, Denis Pushilin, said a Ukrainian drone strike on trucks had killed three people, with 10 others injured by strikes or detonations.
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🔮 The Ukrainian capital underwent a series of air alerts through the day and its mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said one strike hit a non-residential building, injuring one person.
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Russia continues barrage on Ukrainian cities, one dead west of Kyiv · assertive framing

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Russia continues barrage on Ukrainian cities, one dead west of Kyiv asserted
one → continue → Kyiv
Russian forces continued a barrage of attacks on Ukrainian cities on Thursday, including a strike on an industrial park west of Kyiv that killed one person, a local official said. asserted
official → continue → person
Russia's military had previously carried out most of its attacks at night, but in recent weeks it has expanded them to daylight hours. asserted
it → carry → hours
Vitali Bunechko, governor of Zhytomyr region, said the industrial park strike occurred near the town of Korosten. asserted
strike → say → Korosten
The Ukrainian capital underwent a series of air alerts through the day and its mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said one strike hit a non-residential building, injuring one person. asserted
strike → undergo → person
In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said Russian forces attacked a market, triggering a large blaze. asserted
forces → say → blaze
Pictures posted on social media showed the fire reducing the area to charred ruins. asserted
fire → post → ruins
No casualties were recorded. asserted
casualties → record → ?
A Russian attack also caused a fire in the southeastern city of Dnipro, injuring two people. asserted
attack → cause → people
In Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin issued a series of statements saying a total of 29 Ukrainian drones heading for the Russian capital had been downed through the day. asserted
total → issue → day
Drones targeting Moscow or the surrounding region are routinely intercepted by Russian air defence units. asserted
Drones → target → units
The head of Russian-held parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Region, Denis Pushilin, said a Ukrainian drone strike on trucks had killed three people, with 10 others injured by strikes or detonations. asserted
others → hold → strikes
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