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Kyiv under 'particularly vile' missile attack before air raid alert
The attack on the Ukrainian capital reportedly began before the air raid alert sounded, and the full extent of the damage is still unclear.
On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The Kyiv Independent: “Kyiv under 'particularly vile' missile attack before air raid alert issued”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:12 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Kyiv.
- BBN covered this story before: Zelenskyy: Ukraine got no warning of missile strike on Kyiv (October 13).
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- The Kyiv IndependentKyiv under 'particularly vile' missile attack before air raid alert issued
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Kyiv this morning, the city came under what The Kyiv Independent calls a particularly vile missile attack, and it began before the air raid alert had been issued.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn attack that arrives before the warning. People in Kyiv deserve better than that.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey do, Hank. The details are still coming in, and we'll report them as they are confirmed.
The story so far
- Flydubai hijack plot, Sicily tornado, Kyiv power attacks · The Sun
- Loud explosions heard in Kyiv during daytime missile attack · The Kyiv Independent
- Kyiv says Russian strikes on energy facilities continue despite… · AP News
- NATO commander vows to thwart Moscow, warns Kyiv over refinery strikes · The Washington Post
- Where the US midterms will be won and lost; Kyiv's ex-general speaks · BBC
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine got no warning of missile strike on Kyiv · AP News
- Kyiv under 'particularly vile' missile attack before air raid alert (this story)
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