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Russia attacks Kyiv as drone debris falls into residential area, sets cars ablaze

Russia again targeted Kyiv late on Oct. 5, with drone debris falling into a residential area in Kyiv's Pecherskyi district after air defenses shot it down, reporters on the ground said.

Russia attacks Kyiv as drone debris falls into residential area, sets cars ablaze

Late on October 5, Russia launched another attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Debris from a downed drone fell into a residential area in the city's Pecherskyi district, setting two cars ablaze and damaging a third vehicle, reported a ground-based journalist. Earlier in the evening, an air raid alert was issued due to the risk of a drone assault.

This marks the latest in a series of deadly assaults on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities as Russia continues its ongoing war. In the aftermath of the attack, authorities quickly responded to the scene in Pecherskyi district.

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