air raid

Example Sentences

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“We just drop everything whenever there is an air raid siren,” said Nina Zabela, the head of Lozova railway station, where she has worked for the past 32 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Children have lost their parents, their friends and are sleeping in air raid shelters," said Social Affairs Minister Ulyutyn.

From Barron's

Many Ukrainians rely on power banks and generators as a back-up, and the sound of generators in the capital is now more constant than the air raid warnings.

From BBC

The Sudan Witness Project has continued monitoring air raids beyond July 2025 but says there has been a shift towards drone strikes by both parties in recent months.

From BBC

Walk the streets of Kyiv and you'll pass a sea of tired faces - people's eyes are red from a lack of sleep, their rest broken by the air raid sirens.

From BBC