Kyiv hit in 'largest drone attack' since war began

(29 May 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kyiv - 28 May 2023
1. Various of son of Volodymyr Golubenko searching for his blind father's items in rubble
HEADLINE: Kyiv hit in 'largest drone attack' since war began
2. Golubenko in stairway
ANNOTATION: Ukraine's capital endured a new wave of Russian drone attacks overnight Saturday.
3. Golubenko standing in destroyed room
ANNOTATION: The airstrikes with Iranian-made Shahed drones hit a building of the Ukrainian Society of the Blind.
4. Golubenko getting belongings found in rubble
ANNOTATION: Volodymyr Golubenko, a member of the Blind Society, said the targeted building was a meeting place for the blind.
5. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Golubenko, member of Ukrainian Society of the Blind:
“At least people come here to chat. These are blind people who are totally blind, there are also those with residual vision, this is their home."
6. Various of exteriors of attacked building
ANNOTATION: The strikes lasted more than five hours, with Ukraine's air defense forces reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones.
6. Local resident Yana sitting in corridor with her children
7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Yana (no last name given), local resident:
++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON SHOT 6++
“This is the first time we have heard the sound of a Shahed drone. Immediately something started to explode above us. The children ran to the corridor in fear.”
8. Shattered car windshield
ANNOTATION: The Russian attack left at least one person dead.
9. People looking through rubble
ANNOTATION: Ukraine's Air Force said the strikes were record-breaking in terms of Shahed drone attacks across the country.
STORYLINE:
Ukraine capital's endured a new wave of Russian drone attacks overnight Saturday.

The airstrikes with Iranian-made Shahed drones hit a building of the Ukrainian Society of the Blind.

Volodymyr Golubenko, a member of the Blind Society, said the targeted building was a meeting place for the blind.

The strikes lasted more than five hours, with Ukraine's air defense forces reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones.

The Russian attack left at least one person dead.

Ukraine's Air Force said the strikes were record-breaking in terms of Shahed drone attacks across the country.

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[thefloweringmagioracle]

our veterans are homeless and deleting themselves ... don't stand for the flag when yawl don't stand for veterans. we need to take care of home.

[radicalmind]

This is what you call a war of attrition.Ukraine will not have a country to defend when it is all and done.

[OddlyBoBo]

Why did they not shoot them down? If they can shoot down hypersonic missiles they surely can shoot down slow moving drones, right?
Unless we have been lied to.

[Boznaniac]

The Russians turned those shovels into drones 😂😂😂

[skimask]

How did shovels do that kind of damage?

[DurtyDog]

Ukraine will be in ruins if Zelenskyy isnt removed

[off]

Russia needs to take out the the US owned regime in Ukraine

[buixote]

Abolishing NATO would go a long way to solving this problem. We certainly have plenty of stuff to deal with here in the States, and *no one voted* for the US to get into this beef with Russia, or the next excuse for endless tax-dollars going to Raytheon, "pivot to Asia" nonsense.

[mattl]

What they won't report on is that Ukraine shot down those missiles over a civilian populated area and what you see is the damage caused by them doing so. Russia isn't targeting places like this, Ukraine is just shooting them down over populated areas.

[eyeofapophis]

What did they think was going to happen?

[glennjames]

While showing the bombed out building, they claim to be a home for the blind, during the 20 seconds showing it the journalists wrote blind 5 or 6 times, they really want to make sure we know this was a home for the blind !
And you can't call striking homes for the blind, kindergartens, or residential buildings civilian targets after you convert the whole first floor and basement into a place for military use. Just because you are making the residents stay in the building after the military takes said building over doesn't make it a residential building anymore, nor is it targeting civilians either when it is struck by the enemy !
Stop using the population for human shields UA !!

[Deeznuts]

Russia’s got this. Zelenskyy just scared the shit out of his troops by telling them a large number will die. That’s reassuring. We wasted our money.

[joeswanson]

Who knew you could make attack drones out of shovels? Russian engineering must be next-level 😂

[bwpbruce]

Drone must have hit everything except for that McDonalds.

[KamillGran-chsb]

Putin has had enough of the comedian and the joker, Brandon!

[lemontadams]

1, 000 Drones launched 999 shot down...amazing ain't it

[callamastia]

did they really think attacking within russia would slow things down?

[PaulieShortcuts]

“I just want people to stop dying.” - President Donald Trump

[lifeisgood]

Every country needs a military, what if every person in every country said enough, leaders can fight their own wars. Senseless

[azure]

Y'all still believe there's an actual war going on there? It's ok I'll wait for them to stream the stories like they always do🤣😭