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Kyiv's new reality: Russian drones by night — and now by day

NPR | By Joanna Kakissis

Published September 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM CDT

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More than a week of strikes by jet-powered Russian drones has disrupted schools, work and transport … and left Ukraine, which lacks air defense supplies, feeling vulnerable.

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Joanna Kakissis

Joanna Kakissis is an international correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine.