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Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kyiv after Moscow vows retaliation

A large Russian ballistic missile attack struck Kyiv early on Sunday, wounding at least five people and damaging residential buildings after Moscow threatened retaliation for deadly Ukrainian drone strikes in occupied eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian and US officials had warned hours earlier of a potenti...

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Left / center-leftUkrainian drone attack causes fire at Russian oil terminal used for exports as Kyiv expands long-range strike capabilities

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France 24News report · May 24, 2:15 AM

Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kyiv after Moscow vows retaliation

A large Russian ballistic missile attack struck Kyiv early on Sunday, wounding at least five people and damaging residential buildings after Moscow threatened retaliation for deadly Ukraini...

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Financial TimesNews report · May 23, 11:25 PM

Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones in heavy overnight assault

Capital is rocked by explosions after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warned of an imminent large-scale attack

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BloombergNews report · May 23, 11:09 PM

Ukraine Says It’s Under Attack From Major Russian Air Strikes

Kyiv came under a massive Russian drone and missile attack early Sunday, Ukrainian authorities said, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the US embassy warned of an imminent strik...

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FortuneNews report · May 23, 11:07 PM

Ukrainian drone attack causes fire at Russian oil terminal used for exports as Kyiv expands long-range strike capabilities

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Ukrainian forces had also hit a tanker in the Black Sea belonging to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.”

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The IndependentNews report · May 23, 11:07 PM

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Putin planning strike with high-speed Oreshnik missile

Russia has previously attacked ‌Ukraine twice with the Oreshnik, a missile which Vladimir Putin has boasted is impossible to intercept

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UPIWire story · May 23, 5:42 PM

Russia: Ukraine hit dorm, 18 dead; Ukraine says it hit military target

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A Ukraine drone hit a Russian dormitory killing at least 18 in Starobilsk, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. Ukraine disputes this.

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EuronewsNews report · May 23, 2:18 PM

Ukrainian strikes hit energy and industrial facilities in Russia, authorities say

Authorities in the city of Novorossiysk said falling drone debris sparked a fire at an oil terminal, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that a separate chemical plant in...

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BBC WorldNews report · May 23, 2:06 PM

Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory

Ukraine says it struck Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied region.

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Politico EuropeNews report · May 23, 11:07 AM

Lithuania calls for frozen Russian assets to return to Ukraine funding debate

Lithuania’s foreign minister says the EU loan deal only postponed the fight over whether to tap frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine and pressure Moscow.

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May 23, 11:07 AM: Politico Europe joined the source map.

May 23, 2:06 PM: BBC World joined the source map.

May 23, 2:18 PM: Euronews joined the source map.

May 23, 5:42 PM: UPI joined the source map.

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