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Ukraine struggles to defend itself against Russian attacks

Local residents clear a territory at a residential building damaged by Monday's Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Dan Bashakov/AP)
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Local residents clear a territory at a residential building damaged by Monday's Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Dan Bashakov/AP)

Ukraine is struggling to defend itself against a barrage of Russian airstrikes on major Ukrainian cities due to a shortage of air defense systems.

Siobhan O’Grady, Ukraine correspondent for The New York Times based in Kyiv, tells us the story of a teenage girl who lost her life when a Russian missile hit her family’s apartment building in May.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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