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A police expert holds a fragment of a drone with a handwritten inscription reading "For Belgorod. For Luch" after a drone attack in Kyiv on Monday.

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What are the suicide drones bombarding Ukraine, and where did Russia get them?

5:01am October 18, 2022

by Wynne Davis

At least four people were killed in Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian cities on Monday. The attacks were carried out by what are called Shahed drones — also known as suicide or kamikaze drones.

Firefighters work at the scene after a warplane crashed into a residential area in Yeysk, Russia, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.

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A Russian warplane crashes near an apartment building and kills at least 13

4:34am October 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

A Russian warplane crashed Monday into a residential area in a Russian city on the Sea of Azov, leaving at least 13 people dead.

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka holds his book The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida at the Shaw Theatre in London on Oct. 14. On Monday, his novel won the 2022 Booker Prize.

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

5:48pm October 17, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The prestigious award was given to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, which the judges hailed as "a searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war."

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Kyiv targeted by Russian kamikaze drones

5:33pm October 17, 2022

by Tom Bowman

Kyiv was targeted by Russian forces again Monday, this time by kamikaze drones. The attacks were unsettling and deadly, but what's less clear is whether or not they changed anything about the war.

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A Russian Iskander-M missile launcher parades through Red Square in central Moscow on May 7, 2022. The Iskander is one of several Russian systems that can launch nuclear weapons.

Russia's nuclear arsenal is huge, but will Putin use it?

4:35pm October 17, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

Experts in Russian doctrine worry that as the war in Ukraine gets more desperate, Russia might be tempted to detonate a nuclear weapon.

Firefighters work after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv on Monday.

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The capital of Ukraine reels from second Russian attack this month

3:16pm October 17, 2022

At least four people were killed and at least four others have been hospitalized from the drone strike Monday morning.

Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday. It was the second Monday in a row of Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital.

Ukraine war updates: Russia strikes Kyiv as Russian troops move into Belarus (Oct. 17)

1:20pm October 17, 2022

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A drone is seen in the sky seconds before it fired on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.

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Explosive suicide drones rock Ukraine's capital, hitting residential buildings

9:43am October 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Explosions rang out across Kyiv early Monday, a week after nationwide strikes rocked the city for the first time since June.

U.S. to send Ukraine more air defense systems after Russia stepped missile attacks

8:14am October 17, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to John Kirby, White House national security coordinator for Strategic Communications, about the Russian bombardments, and expedited U.S. shipments of weapons and equipment.

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People attend a gathering to remember Daphne Caruana Galizia, at La Valletta, in Malta. Malta is marking the fifth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of the investigative journalist.

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Malta marks 5 years since the killing of a top investigative journalist

7:20pm October 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

Daphne Caruana Galizia, who investigated corruption in Malta, was killed by a car bomb in 2017. Residents joined her relatives at a march and vigil. It coincides with a trial of the alleged hitmen.