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Russian missile and drone strikes continued into the daylight hours in Kyiv and other cities.
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Russia in ‘massive’ overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities

Moscow’s onslaught across the Ukraine, which included missiles and drones, began after nightfall Wednesday and continued into daylight hours Thursday.

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