# Russia pounds Kyiv during German chancellor’s visit in a new escalation

https://mins.news/en/item/86362

- NBC News, 2026-10-05 11:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/russia-pounds-kyiv-german-chancellors-visit-new-escalation-rcna601562

> As Germany’s leader arrived in Kyiv by train, air raid sirens sounded and explosions from Russian strikes shook the Ukrainian capital, confronting him with a grim new reality and another escalation.

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