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8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, maternity clinic damaged

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Reuters. (2026, September 24). 8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, maternity clinic damaged. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3368667/8-killed-russian-strikes-ukraine-maternity-clinic-damaged?utm_source=rss_feed

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Russian strikes in Ukraine killed eight people including attacks that damaged a maternity clinic in Kyiv and another location in the northeast. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Telegram that two people died in Kyiv during these strikes while he was attending the UN General Assembly in New York. Moscow has intensified its use of drones and missiles, complicating Ukraine’s ability to intercept them due to a shortage of defensive systems.
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On Thursday, Russian strikes on Ukraine killed eight people, including two in the capital Kyiv. The attacks included a maternity hospital and a farm. President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was attending the UN General Assembly in New York, stated that Russian forces targeted civilian infrastructure such as residential buildings, energy facilities, and logistics hubs. Ukraine's air force reported that Russia used hypersonic and ballistic missiles alongside 282 drones for this assault. Additionally, a fire at a Starlink ground station in central Poland was suspected to be sabotage aimed at disrupting internet access, including for the Ukrainian military. The United States is increasing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the conflict, while Ukraine remains short on interceptors needed to defend against such missile strikes.

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Kyiv GPE · 3× Ukraine GPE · 3× Moscow GPE · 2× Russian NORP · 2× New York GPE · 1× Telegram ORG · 1× Volodymyr Zelensky PERSON · 1× Zelensky PERSON · 1× the UN General Assembly ORG · 1×

Narrative

Moscow has stepped up its air war in recent months, deploying more of its faster and harder-to-stop drones Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and its northeast killed eight people on Thursday in attacks that included a maternity hospital and a farm, officials said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24
2026-09-24 · South China Morning Post
8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, maternity clinic damaged · assertive framing

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8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, maternity clinic damaged asserted
clinic → kill → Ukraine
Moscow has stepped up its air war in recent months, deploying more of its faster and harder-to-stop drones Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and its northeast killed eight people on Thursday in attacks that included a maternity hospital and a farm, officials said. asserted
officials → step → hospital
Moscow has stepped up its air war in recent months, deploying more of its faster and harder-to-stop drones while Ukraine is short of interceptors to down ballistic missiles. asserted
Ukraine → step → missiles
Two people died in the latest assault on Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was in New York for the UN General Assembly. uncertain
who → die → Assembly
“As people were sleeping, flashes from explosions lit up the sky,” Zelensky said on Telegram. asserted
Zelensky → sleep → Telegram
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