air raid
Example Sentences
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They toiled fast as they wanted to finish up before the next air raid sent them down to the nearest shelter.
We heard the first explosions in Kyiv soon after midnight and the air raid lasted more than seven hours.
From BBC
Windows are draped in black, signs point the way to air raid shelters, and the few people dotting the street clutch gas masks and steel helmets.
From Literature
He said repair work was complicated by the freezing weather conditions and constant air raid sirens that force energy engineers to shelter to avoid attacks.
From Barron's
AFP journalists in the capital heard air raid sirens and explosions as Ukrainian air defence systems responded to the drones and missiles.
From Barron's
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