air raid
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On the day AFP visited the school, air raid alerts rang out five times between 7:30 am and 5:00 pm.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
A January 1945 air raid, she wrote, destroyed her home along with her “beloved notebooks + books + letters + pictures” and a red pearl necklace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
At a time when air raid sirens sound constantly in Kyiv and explosions can be heard almost every day, the peace and quiet of the village is what Olena says she needs most.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
A low, pulsing electronic tone on the platform interrupts her, announcing the next air raid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"My parents won't let me out every night. They're afraid I'll get caught in an air raid."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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