Authorities report explosions in center of Ukrainian capital

Ukrainian authorities reported explosions in the capital, Kyiv, on Wednesday, saying two administrative buildings were hit in a downtown

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Municipal teams were sent following the bombings, according to Vitali Klitschko's message on Telegram.

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& officials reported the attack used Iranian-made Shahed drones, similar to those used in past Russian operations in Ukraine.

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According to US authorities, the US is about to authorise the deployment of a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine.

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Ukrainian officials have requested more powerful armaments to intercept incoming Russian missiles.

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In recent weeks, Ukraine has been subjected to a torrent of Russian air attacks across the nation.

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The Patriot would be the most modern surface-to-air missile system delivered to Ukraine by the West.

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The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system employed by the United States Army and numerous ally countries.

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It is made by the American defence corporation Raytheon and gets its name from the missile system's radar component.

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The system is planned to be operational until at least 2040

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