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Kyiv's expat community forms volunteer unit to protect city from night raids

A brightly lit street in a city plunged into darkness during a power cut in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 13 January 2026. The Ukrainian capital is facing widespread power cuts due to massive combined strikes from drones and missiles every night.
A brightly lit street in a city plunged into darkness during a power cut in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 13 January 2026. The Ukrainian capital is facing widespread power cuts due to massive combined strikes from drones and missiles every night. © Maxym Marusenko/EPA/MaxPPP
As temperatures in Kyiv remain well below freezing, a group of expat defence and security professionals have formed a volunteer unit to protect the city from drone attacks. It will be embedded within Ukraine's Territorial Defence Force. [...]
Michael Sweeney
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