Major Russian Airstrike Targets Western Ukraine Near Romania
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Russia launched its latest massive drone and missile strike on Ukraine, targeting areas in the nation's west that border European Union states.
The attack — including on areas that have seen few if any strikes in the war to date — left at least two people dead and damaged residential houses and other civilian infrastructure.
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