An air raid alert was declared across Ukraine and explosions rang out in the capital and surrounding regions on Friday, after Moscow launched a wave of long-range air strikes at targets from the front.

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An air raid alert was issued in the Ukrainian capital and the Kyiv region on Friday.

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Four Syrian soldiers and two Iran-backed fighters were killed last Monday in pre-dawn Israeli air strikes near Damascus, the Observatory said at the time, in the latest deadly Israeli air raid to hit war-torn Syria's capital.

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His loved ones said that when the air raid sirens began early Saturday morning, Amar headed straight to the front lines, fighting first in Sderot, then Kibbutz Kfar Aza, before heading to Be’eri, where he was slain.

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In another development that fueled tensions across Russia on Tuesday, an air raid alarm interrupted the programming of several TV channels and radio stations in several regions.

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In other cases, bunkers are refurbished so that lessons aren’t interrupted when the air raid sirens go off.

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In the early hours of Friday morning Ukraine was woken by air raid sirens blaring across the country and a city in the south was bombed 17 times in under an hour which was the “largest number” since the start of the war.

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In the event, it seems Stafford was to prove lucky during the war as according to a memory contributed in 2005 by John Weaver to the BBC's People's War website, there was only ever one air raid on the town, which happened some time between 1940 and 1942.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/Features/2023/02/08/how-stafford-firefighters-prepared-for-war/

Just half an hour into 2023, air raid sirens ring across Ukraine's capital, followed by the sound of explosions.

Source: http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/01/kyiv-under-fire-again-just-half-an-hour-into-the-new-year

Olena Kurylo, 53, has since that the multiple air raid sirens a day make her hide under her table “like a child because she can never get to a shelter in time.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/face-putins-war-returns-ukraine-30575497

Our interview from Tel Aviv with Tessa Morgan was interrupted by the sound of explosions and air raid sirens across the city Saturday night.

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Ramaphosa’s spokesman Vincent Magwenya said the South African president went down into a shelter “as a precaution” when air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/06/african-leaders-urge-de-escalation-after-missile-attack-on-kyiv/

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in on Friday as part of a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end war, though an air raid in Kyiv during their visit was a grim reminder of the challenge they face.

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Therefore, I urge the citizens of Kyiv not to neglect their own safety, not to ignore air raid sirens!"

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There were air raid warnings in Carlisle but no real attacks, however, there were attacks close by in areas like Gretna.

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THE site of a much loved former cinema has been searched by urban explorers who uncovered a First World War air raid shelter.

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The story specifically follows an 18-year-old girl named Nellie Morris who is set on marrying her childhood sweetheart, an air raid warden named Billy, but falls for a handsome American airman named Ray.

Source: https://screenrant.com/nineteen-steps-movie-millie-bobby-brown-novel/

The testimony from Capt Green said he had requested an air raid warning, more anti-aircraft missiles and an armed escort to accompany the ships.

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The third day of conflict Monday was filled with airstrikes and attacks from each side, with rockets setting off air raid alarms and sending smoke into the air even near the Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/international-airlines-suspend-israel-flights-here-s-what-to-know