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Russian missile and drone strikes kill at least 28 across Ukraine

An overnight barrage hit residential buildings and energy infrastructure across Ukraine, killing children as they slept and prompting renewed appeals for air defences as casualty reports rose.

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Overnight barrage hits Kyiv and a dozen other regions

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Ukraine reports 130 drones alongside cruise and ballistic missiles

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Pryluky apartment strike leaves families buried under rubble

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Zelenskyy accuses Russia of birthday attack for Putin

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  1. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Children killed while they slept among 25 dead in ‘vile birthday present’ for Putin
    The Independent
  2. Russian strikes kill at least 25 in Ukraine as 'birthday present for Vladimir Putin'
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  3. Ukraine meldet 28 Tote bei russischen Angriffen an Putins Geburtstag
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23 articles

  1. Zelenskyy condemns one of Russia’s most ‘vile strikes’ as at least 28 killed in Ukraine
    Japan Times
  2. Rússia lança onda de mísseis e mata ao menos 25 pessoas na Ucrânia
    CNN Brasil
  3. Children Among 28 Killed In Ukraine As Russia Intensifies Attacks
    NDTV News - World-news News
  4. Five children among 28 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine
    Arab News
  5. "J'ai été projeté de la cuisine jusqu'à l'entrée" : un missile russe tue quatre enfants dans le nord de l'Ukraine, des survivants de l'attaque se confient
    Franceinfo