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There are days in Ukraine when it is announced that the sky will be gray, it will snow and Russia will bomb.
Even before the Shahed 136 drones cross the border, the sirens howl in kyiv and the population is buried.
In the subways or cellars, eyes are clouded with concern and fingers tap on laptops.
Thanks to the government's Telegram accounts, everyone can follow the Shahed's trajectory in real time, as they head straight for the capital and will arrive in less than an hour.
Ukrainian MiG-29s have taken off from their secret bases and are hunting down the intruders.
Distributed in several lines throughout the territory, the anti-aircraft defense shoots down as many drones as possible with its missiles.
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Some pass anyway, and the Kievans on the outskirts begin to hear their typical hum - a sort of morbid, unhinged purr.
The detonations of the anti-aircraft defense gradually burst the sky.
More Shaheds are yet to come… But the army…
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