Kyiv man survives ‘massive' Russian air strike
Kyiv man survives 'massive' Russian air strike NewsFeed
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv overnight in the second major attack this week, killing 10 and wounding several others. Resident Valeriy Mankuta survived a missile strike by climbing down a lightning rod to escape his damaged home.
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