air raid

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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

Luckily, following the air raid warning that had sounded before the attack, the children had taken cover in the school's shelter there.

From BBC

One of the few ways residents in such places can defend themselves from such attacks is to hide under an air raid shelter.

From BBC

The attacks follow nights of air raids in the region, parts of which Russia currently controls.

From BBC

Stuttgart alone was hit with over 53 air raids, leaving 68% of the city reduced to rubble.

From Salon