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Russia's jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians
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Russian forces have used jet‑powered drones to strike Kyiv and surrounding cities for a fifth consecutive day. The attacks have hit warehouses, disrupting supply chains and leaving supermarket shelves in the capital empty. Residents report shortages of basic goods as a result of the repeated bombardments.
WHY IT MATTERS
The drone strikes are directly reducing civilians' access to food in Ukraine's capital, highlighting the humanitarian impact of the conflict.
Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses.
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