Russia unleashes massive strikes on Ukraine in the run-up to the New Year
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Novaya Gazeta EuropeDecember 29, 15:13

Eighteen people were killed and 132 were injured in Russia’s overnight missile strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Dnipro.
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