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Kyiv drone strikes kill two ahead of Zelenskyy’s UN address

France 24 reports 23 people were also wounded in Russian daylight attacks hours before the Ukrainian president was due to speak at the UN General Assembly.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: France 24 International · View original source
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Russian drones struck Kyiv in daylight on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 23, France 24 reported. The casualty figures have not been independently confirmed in the source material.

The attacks came hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly. The report does not confirm whether he delivered the address.

Zelenskyy met US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. France 24 reported that Trump had expressed frustration at the lack of progress in efforts to end the war and the continued escalation of aerial attacks by both sides.

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