Watch: 'Scariest night' as Ukraine fails to intercept Russian attack
Kyiv's depleted air defences meant many of the missiles were not intercepted - like the one that hit Anastasiia's home.
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"the 'scariest night' of the war."
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Kyiv's depleted air defences meant many of the missiles were not intercepted - like the one that hit Anastasiia's home.
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