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Explosions rock Kyiv, six killed in Russia, Ukraine

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Workers clean an area at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 28, 2026.
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Explosions echoed over Kyiv on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) during a rare daytime Russian drone attack on the capital, after the two sides launched strikes that left six dead.

A major oil refinery in southern Russia was also set ablaze, triggering a local state of emergency as thick black smoke billowed over the coastal town of Tuapse.

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