Kyiv hit by longest air-raid alert since war began & frontline troops test rifle-wielding robots

Kyiv hit by longest air-raid alert since war began & frontline troops test rifle-wielding robots

Author: The Telegraph August 28, 2026 Duration: 38:45

Day 1,644.

Today, after Kyiv endured the longest period of air raid alerts since the start of the war – and yes, we do mean 2014 – Ukrainians get back to their new normal: recovering family memories from the ashes of destroyed homes and grabbing a morning coffee amid shattered glass. Ukraine reorganises its Donbas defence, whilst also wiping out another long range Russian bomber, deploying brand-new US military kit and answering the question we’ve all been wondering: can you have too many Kalashnikovs mounted on a single robot? And later, we’re in London’s iconic St Paul’s cathedral, talking, and listening, to the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Learn about the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra:

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Trump Says Russia Will Not Attack NATO (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83238


EU states revive plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/6d272811-8d26-46f0-ae24-abed61aa1bf3?syn-25a6b1a6=1


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