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KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 4: A woman with a small dog in her arms stands in the yard of a 5-story residential building in Solomyanskyi district heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike on July 4, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Russian army launched a mass strike on Ukraine, using almost 540 drones and more than 10 missiles of various types, most of which were targeted at the Ukrainian capital - Kyiv, and Kyiv Oblast. Many people were injured in Kyiv. The attack resulted in damage to civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, and vehicles in six districts of Kyiv, with the Sviatoshynskyi and Solomyanskyi districts being the worst affected. The rail infrastructure was also damaged and requires restoration. (Photo by Ivan Antypenko/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC"/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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