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Russia launched an hourslong nighttime barrage of ballistic missiles against Kyiv on October 22, 2026, while the Russian military claimed its air defenses intercepted over 800 Ukrainian drones fired at Moscow and other Russian cities. The strikes represent an escalation in the ongoing aerial bombardment campaign that has defined Russia's military strategy in the Ukraine conflict. The exchange of long-range strikes and drone attacks underscores the intensity of warfare in the conflict's later stages.